Researchers combed through an HIV surveillance database and found 33 babies born in Canada between 2012 and 2021 were infected during pregnancy or delivery.
In addition to Lyme disease, four other tick-borne diseases have started to emerge in Canada—anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Powassan virus and Borrelia miyamotoi disease.
Guidelines are designed to diagnose HIV early and identify people at high risk of acquiring HIV to enable referral for treatment and preventive services.