"It can even change in the course of a single day on the same beach," said Hanington. Hanington, an associate professor of public health at the University of Alberta, said swimmer's itch conditions can change rapidly. It's difficult for us and we have a lot of information on it," said Hanington. "It's pretty challenging for Alberta Health Services to predict when swimmer's itch is going to be a problem. Patrick 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. Some, including the Johnsons, wondered why there weren't any signs warning families of the risks. READ MORE | Swimmer's itch a pain for Edmonton family hitting the beach
By the end of the weekend, the province had mounted signs warning swimmers of the itchy peril that awaits them in the water. Johnson brought her daughter to the hospital and sure enough the doctors told her that she had swimmer's itch - the bane of campers province-wide. The worst case was Johnson's 13-year-old daughter Ashyton who was covered in itchy swollen welts. "They come in and they're all itching, and I was like 'Oh no.'" "They were in there for about an hour-and-a-half to two hours," said Johnson. They decided on Zeiner Park beach and unleashed their kids on the water. Warm sun, sandy beaches and cool Alberta lakes, what more could you want?īut things went a little off the rails when Shylo Johnson and her family headed to Pigeon Lake for some leisure time. For most people the long weekend went swimmingly.
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