Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here’s what to know
admin June 29, 2025

Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here’s what to know

TORONTO – A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say. 

“Climate change in Canada is happening at a much more accelerated rate than we see in parts of the rest of the world,” said Heather Coatsworth, chief of field studies at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. 

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