US EditionAs Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
- Cases of Lyme disease in Canada have increased by over 1,000% in a decade due to the warming climate, expanding the range of pathogens and risk factors.
- Exotic mosquito species carrying diseases like dengue and yellow fever are now established in parts of Ontario, posing health risks.
- Scientists fear that climate change will heighten the dangers of microbial diseases from food contamination and warm weather.
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Les cas de maladie de Lyme ont augmenté de plus de 1000% en dix ans, les changements climatiques étendant les limites d'un éventail d'agents pathogènes et de facteurs de risque vers le nord. Des populations d'espèces d'acariens exotiques susceptibles de transmettre des maladies telles que la dengue et la fièvre jaune se sont implantées dans certaines régions de l'Ontario, selon des chercheurs. Les scientifiques craignent que les changements clim…
Winnipeg Free Press
As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn’t know the cause but he […]
Lyme disease cases have now increased by more than 1000% in a decade, as climate change pushes back...
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