Climate change increases mosquito-borne diseases

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There are growing concerns that insect-borne viruses and diseases normally not seen in Canada could become more commonplace.

The Public Health Agency of Canada notes the mosquitoes that transmit Zika are not established in the country due to climate, while dengue is seen through imported cases ranging from 200 to 300 annually .

Canada ’s species also can’t transmit or be infected with.

The European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported an increase in locally acquired cases in June .

There are more than 800 risk areas for Lyme disease in Canada , stretching from southern B.C. to southern Quebec and much of Nova Scotia .

Cases of Lyme disease hit 144 in 2009 , but jumped to 992 in 2016 , and reached a recorded peak of 3,147 in 2021 .

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