Avril Lavigne, Shania Twain, Yolanda Hadid, and Alec Baldwin — these are just a few names you might associate with Lyme disease. But it’s not just celebrities, more and more Canadians are being affected. Tick populations are rising across the country, and experts say, so is the rate of Lyme disease.

Host Tamara Khandaker chats with investigative reporter Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change. They discuss why Lyme disease is on the rise, if warming temperatures are to blame, and how you can protect yourself.

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