Tick-spread illnesses are on the rise in Canada. Are surveillance, awareness efforts keeping up?

For years, medical experts have warned a rising number of Canadians are being exposed to ticks carrying an array of dangerous pathogens. Lyme disease is the most familiar, but concerns about anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus are also growing. Are surveillance and awareness efforts keeping pace?

Tick-spread illnesses are on the rise in Canada. Are surveillance, awareness efforts keeping up?
MaryAnn Harris in hospital on a ventilator.

For years, medical experts have warned a rising number of Canadians are being exposed to ticks carrying an array of dangerous pathogens. Lyme disease is the most familiar, but concerns about anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus are also growing. Are surveillance and awareness efforts keeping pace?