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New Brunswick public health says exposure to ticks is more than double the average this year, and so far there are already more cases of tick-borne anaplasmosis than in all of 2025. Mount Allison University tick researcher Vett Lloyd says tick-borne illnesses are growing across Canada, and especially in the Maritimes.
So far this year, 57 people diagnosed with Lyme disease, and 10 with anaplasmosis
Erica Butler · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 11, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago
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Biologist Vett Lloyd started researching ticks 15 years ago, after she recovered from Lyme disease with delayed treatment. (Erica Butler/CBC)
Exposures to the ticks known to carry Lyme disease are more than double the average for the past three years, according to New Brunswick public health’s tick bite tracker.
Last year, the number of people diagnosed with Lyme disease in the province hit a record high of 212. So far this year, 57 have been diagnosed with the disease, a number that likely reflects the “early part of the spring tick bites season,” said researcher Vett Lloyd.
Lloyd said it’s too early to tell if the province is headed for another record year in diagnosed Lyme disease,
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