Lyme disease becomes more common as Quebec climate warms up

Lyme disease is becoming more common in southern Quebec as the climate heats up, warned the public health department for the Montérégie on Wednesday.
The number of confirmed cases doubled in the last year, increasing from 56 in 2016 to 102 in 2017.
The disease is largely present in the Montérégie region — one-third of cases in Quebec are reported there — though some cases have been reported in Estrie, Outaouais and in the Centre-du-Québec area.
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