Animal, food and waterborne diseases

Animal, food and waterborne diseases

Climate change affects how diseases spread by animals, food and water. These shifts in the physical environment due to extreme weather changes can lead to outbreaks of diseases previously confined to specific regions, impacting our health.

Diseases spread by animals

Some illnesses are carried and spread by animals like mosquitoes and ticks. Warm winters allow some disease-carrying animals to survive longer than usual. Increased temperatures in cool climates change the range of normal animal habitats. This increases the risk of diseases.

Learn more about diseases transmitted by carriers and how you can adapt:

Waterborne diseases

Useful resources

Provides information and resources to monitor, prevent, and adapt to the health impacts of infectious diseases in Canada. 

Learn how climate change impacts tick-borne disease risk, and how this is being addressed in Western Canada.

Provides information and resources for drinking water safety guidelines and drinking water contaminants in Canada.