In Canada, between 2009 and 2013 the incidence of Lyme Disease was 2.6 per 1,000 among boys aged 0 to 4 years. Among girls of the same age group it was 1.5 per 1,000 population.

The total number of reported cases of Lyme Disease (total population) has increased 4 times in Canada between 2009 and 2013 – from 144 to 682.¹

The number of reported cases increased more than two-fold between 2012 and 2013 (338 to 682). The greatest increase in incidence occurred in Nova Scotia. The increase was mostly due to an increase of Lyme Disease cases acquired in Canada, in comparison to cases acquired in other countries.¹

¹National Lyme Disease Surveillance in Canada 2013: Web Report. http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/publications/diseases-conditions-maladies-affections/lyme-surveillance-2013/index-eng.php#a4– accessed March 12th, 2017