Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Lyme disease has been around since Borrelia burgdorferi was identified in Lyme, Connecticut in the 1970s, so why are Canadians hearing about it now? Dr. Marie Matheson, naturopathic doctor and co-founder of Bio Heal Ottawa, tells Counterpoint host Tanya Granic Allen that a warming climate is pushing ticks geographically across the border and north through Canada, turning areas that were never considered endemic into hot spots. Northern Canada may be next.
#lymedisease #ticks #tickborneillness #climatechange #publichealth #canadianhealth #healthcanada #lymeawareness #tickseason #cdnpoli #thenewsforumca #counterpoint
Lyme disease has been around since Borrelia burgdorferi was identified in Lyme, Connecticut in the 1970s, so why are Canadians hearing about it now? Dr. Marie Matheson, naturopathic doctor and co-founder of Bio Heal Ottawa, tells Counterpoint host Tanya Granic Allen that a warming climate is pushing ticks geographically across the border and north through Canada, turning areas that were never considered endemic into hot spots. Northern Canada may be next.
#lymedisease #ticks #tickborneillness #climatechange #publichealth #canadianhealth #healthcanada #lymeawareness #tickseason #cdnpoli #thenewsforumca #counterpoint
