Symbiose Lyme QC
A French-language companion app for Quebec residents with suspected or diagnosed Lyme disease that combines a daily symptom journal, seasonal tick risk map, doctor directory, and tick-bite photo log.
Quebec residents with suspected or confirmed Lyme disease, plus outdoor enthusiasts who want to track tick exposure
- Daily symptom journal with French medical terminology and trend charts
- Seasonal map of blacklegged tick risk zones across Quebec using INSPQ public health data
- Community-validated directory of Lyme-literate doctors and specialists accepting new patients
- Tick bite photo log with auto-extracted date, location, and weather from EXIF
Quebec Lyme incidence is rising sharply and Vanessa Pilon's public diagnosis is bringing mainstream French-language attention to a condition with very few localized digital resources.
Quebec reported 834 Lyme cases in 2024 (first acquired case only in 2006), national incidence rose to 14.1/100k; Vanessa Pilon's July 2026 diagnosis covered by Journal de Québec, Vedette Québec, Dernière Heure, and AQML — clear mainstream French-language attention.Monitoring Lyme disease cases in the context of rapid emergence in Quebec ↗Vanessa Pilon est atteinte de la maladie de Lyme : «Je feel terrible», écrit-elle ↗Annual report: Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases surveillance ↗
Existing Lyme symptom trackers (Lyme Symptom Tracker, Lyme Disease Tracker on Play/App Store) are English-only; INSPQ and Quebec.ca offer public health info but no French companion journal/photo-log app surfaced for Quebec.Lyme Disease Tracker - Apps on Google Play ↗Zone d'endémicité de la maladie de Lyme au Québec - INSPQ ↗Lyme & Symptom Tracker App | Symptom Journal App ↗
English Lyme tracker apps monetize via subscriptions (e.g., Lyme Disease Tracker premium), but confirmed Quebec case pool is only ~834/yr and the lead French patient org (AQML) is non-profit — willingness to pay in a small, niche French market is uncertain.Lyme Disease Tracker - App Store ↗AQML - Association québécoise de la maladie de Lyme ↗
Ixodes scapularis tick populations are established and expanding in Quebec (Estrie, Montérégie, Centre-du-Québec); climate-driven northward range expansion points to a multi-decade structural rise in cases.Monitoring Lyme disease cases in the context of rapid emergence in Quebec ↗Maladies transmises par les tiques | INSPQ ↗
Combining a symptom journal, tick risk map (needs INSPQ/public health data feed), doctor directory (curation work), and photo log is a multi-feature build — feasible but non-trivial for a small Quebec team.