Achi news desk-
Public health researchers have released a new map that shows where cavers are likely to encounter ticks that could carry Lyme disease.
Deer ticks (or black-legged ticks) have been detected throughout the island of Montreal, the eastern towns and near several cities such as Quebec City, Trois-Rivières and Gatineau.
As they adapt to climate change, ticks and the animals that carry them are expected to spread further north, east and west.
With climate projections, the Quebec Institute of Public Health predicts that by the end of the decade, disease-carrying ticks will spread throughout the Outaouais. By 2050, they will spread across southern Quebec, and by 2080, only pockets of the province will be free of ticks.
Here is the interactive map:
