If you are aware of any Canadian research into ticks or tick-borne illnesses that should be included below, please send me an email and include the details. Please note that while summaries of the journal articles listed below are fairly universally accessible by the public, full text access often requires a fee and/or account.

Last updated: December 15, 2025.

2025
Title
Babesia nucleic acid prevalence among blood donors in southern Québec
Corrigendum to "Various small mammal hosts are involved in the transmission cycle of zoonotic Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Southeastern Canada" [Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2025) Volume 16, Issue 6]
Corrigendum to “Rodent-targeted fluralaner baiting reduces the density of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected questing Ixodes scapularis ticks in a peri-urban setting in southern Canada”
Rodent-targeted fluralaner baiting reduces the density of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected questing Ixodes scapularis ticks in a peri-urban setting in southern Canada
Various small mammal hosts are involved in the transmission cycle of zoonotic Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Southeastern Canada
2023
Title
Current and future burden from Lyme disease in Québec as a result of climate change
Evaluation of a community-based One Health intervention to reduce the risk of Lyme disease in a high-incidence municipality
Integrated human behavior and tick risk maps to prioritize Lyme disease interventions using a 'One Health' approach
Self-reported tick exposure as an indicator of Lyme disease risk in an endemic region of Quebec, Canada
2022
Title
An ecological approach to predict areas with established populations of Ixodes scapularis in Quebec, Canada
Behavioral risk factors associated with reported tick exposure in a Lyme disease high incidence region in Canada
Management and clinical outcomes of Lyme disease in acute care facilities in 2 endemic regions of Quebec, Canada: a multicentre retrospective cohort study
The added value of One Health surveillance: data from questing ticks can provide an early signal for anaplasmosis outbreaks in animals and humans
2019
Title
Quebec's Multi-Party Observatory on Zoonoses and Adaptation to Climate Change