Health Minister Christian Dubé announced last year that 15 clinics for people suffering from long-term COVID and Lyme disease would open. The $20.5 million pilot project aims to offer a better care pathway for people with those diseases, which require more complex care.
Posted: Aug 13, 2023 12:33 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 13Quebecers who show symptoms of Lyme disease continue to navigate the health-care system unsupported. Fewer than half of the specialty clinics they were promised are currently providing services leaving many without care, according to the association advocating for them., Lyme disease has been on the rise in Quebec for several years. More than 1,300 cases have been confirmed in the province since 2021.
While 14 clinics so far offer help for people with long-term COVID, just six of them also provide services related to Lyme disease, according to information obtained from the Health Ministry. This fall, patients will be able to seek care in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Chaudière-Appalaches. Steps are also being taken to serve patients in Outaouais and Montérégie-Ouest — two at-risk regions for contracting Lyme disease.Among those infected, the optimism instilled by Dubé's announcement in May 2022 has faded in recent months.
But many doctors still aren't comfortable diagnosing it, considering the multitude of symptoms associated with Lyme disease in its persistent form.
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