According to Hanington's website, swimmer's itch has been reported at Pigeon Lake, Buffalo Lake and Long Lake Provincial Park. A Swimmer's Itch notice posted at Zeiner Beach on MondayThe species can live in all Alberta Lakes except for mountain lakes. - Patrick HaningtonHanington, an associate professor of public health at the University of Alberta, said swimmer's itch conditions can change rapidly. Hard to trackPatrick Hanington, the founder of swimmersitch.ca, said the warning only came after Johnsons reported it because the parasites that cause swimmer's itch are notoriously hard to track. "In general, it's an allergic condition, the condition itself is the same for the most part but the species of parasites that can cause swimmer's itch can vary."

Source: CBC News July 10, 2016 04:19 UTC