Canadian Tick-borne Research 2010-Present

Please note that while summaries of the journal articles listed below are fairly universally accessible by members of the public, full text access often (though not always) requires a fee and/or account.

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Last updated: May 30, 2021

Found 449 results
2021
Lumsden G, Zakharov EV, Dolynskyj S, Weese JS, Lindsay LR, and Jardine CM, “The application of next-generation sequence-based DNA barcoding for bloodmeal detection in host-seeking wild-caught Ixodes scapularis nymphs”, BMC Res Notes, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 67, 2021.
Nichol GK, Weese JS, Evason M, and Clow KM, “Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Canadian veterinarians with regard to Lyme disease in dogs”, J Vet Intern Med, vol. 35, pp. 294-302, 2021.
Lantos PM, Rumbaugh J, Bockenstedt LK, Falck-Ytter YT, Aguero-Rosenfeld ME, Auwaerter PG, Baldwin K, Bannuru RR, Belani KK, Bowie W, Branda JA, Clifford DB, DiMario FJ, Halperin JJ, Krause PJ, Lavergne V, Liang MH, Meissner HC, Nigrovic LE, Nocton JJ, Osani MC, Pruitt AA, Rips JG, Rosenfeld LE, Savoy ML, Sood SK, Steere AC, Strle F, Sundel R, Tsao JI, Vaysbrot EE, Wormser GP, and Zemel LS, “Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), and American College of Rheumatology (ACR): 2020 Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Lyme Disease”, Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2021.
Krause PJ, Auwaerter PG, Bannuru RR, Branda JA, Falck-Ytter YT, Lantos PM, Lavergne V, Meissner HC, Osani MC, Rips JG, Sood SK, Vannier E, Vaysbrot EE, and Wormser GP, “Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2020 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Babesiosis”, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 185-189, 2021.
Talbot B, Kulkarni MA, and Colautti RI, “Convergence Research for Emerging Zoonoses”, Trends Parasitol., 2021.
Middelveen MJ, Haggblad JS, Lewis J, Robichaud GA, Martinez RM, Shah JS, Du Cruz I, Fesler MC, and Stricker RB, “Dermatological and Genital Manifestations of Lyme Disease Including Morgellons Disease”, Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol., vol. 14, pp. 425-436, 2021.
Scott JD, Sajid MS, Pascoe EL, and Foley JE, “Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Humans with Babesiosis Symptoms”, Diagnostics, vol. 11, no. 6, 2021.
Scott JD, Pascoe EL, Sajid MS, and Foley JE, “Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Southern Ontario, Canada”, Pathogens, vol. 10, no. 3, 2021.
Zinck CB, Priest JM, Shutler D, Boudreau M, and Lloyd VK, “Detection of Borrelia spp., Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophylum, and Dirofilaria immitis in Eastern Coyotes (Canis latrans) in Nova Scotia, Canada”, J Wildl Dis, 2021.
Lysyk TJ, Dergousoff SJ, Rochon K, Chilton NB, and Smith AM, “Distribution of Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae) in Grassland Regions of Alberta, Canada”, J Med Entomol, 2021.
Neely M, Arroyo LG, Jardine CM, Clow KM, Moore A, Hazlett M, and Weese JS, “Evaluation of 2 ELISAs to determine Borrelia burgdorferi seropositivity in horses over a 12-month period”, J Vet Diagn Invest., 2021.
Barbour AG and Gupta RS, “The Family Borreliaceae (Spirochaetales), a Diverse Group in Two Genera of Tick-Borne Spirochetes of Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles”, J Med Entomol., vol. XX, no. X, pp. 1-12, 2021.
Scott JD, “First Report of Ixodes scapularis Ticks Parasitizing a North American Porcupine in Canada”, parasitologia, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 45-49, 2021.
Farooq I and Moriarty TJ, “The Impact of Tick-Borne Diseases on the Bone”, Microorganisms, vol. 9, no. 3, 2021.
Journault AA, Richard L, and Aenishaenslin C, “In Response to ‘Patient Lyme disease websites prioritize science; public health websites prioritize consistent messaging’”, Zoonoses Public Health, 2021.
Boodman C, Richert Q, Lother SA, Kasper K, Fanella S, Lagace-Wiens P, and Keynan Y, “Inguinal Ulceroglandular Tularemia Caused by Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica, Canada”, Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 1228-1229, 2021.
Nah K and Wu J, “Long-term transmission dynamics of tick-borne diseases involving seasonal variation and co-feeding transmission”, J Biol Dyn, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 269-286, 2021.
Tan X, Petri B, DeVinney R, Jenne CN, and Chaconas G, “The Lyme disease spirochete can hijack the host immune system for extravasation from the microvasculature”, Mol Microbiol, 2021.
Nelder MP, Russell CB, Dibernardo A, Clow KM, Johnson S, Cronin K, Patel SN, and Lindsay LR, “Monitoring the patterns of submission and presence of tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes scapularis collected from humans and companion animals in Ontario, Canada (2011-2017)”, Parasit Vectors., vol. 14, no. 1, 2021.
Burrows H, Talbot B, McKay R, Slatculescu AM, Logan JJ, Thickstun C, Lindsay LR, Dibernardo A, Koffi JK, Ogden NH, and Kulkarni MA, “A multi-year assessment of blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) population establishment and Lyme disease risk areas in Ottawa, Canada, 2017-2019”, PLoS One, vol. 16, no. 2, 2021.

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