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: March 31, 2025.

2024
Title
Comparison of the supercooling points of questing Dermacentor variabilis adults in two populations on the Canadian prairies and implications for overwinter survival
Effect of snow cover on the off-host survival of Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae
2023
Title
Detection of Ehrlichia minasensis in a female winter tick (Dermacentor albipictus) feeding on a moose (Alces alces) in western Canada
Differences in the reproductive output and larval survival of Rocky Mountain wood ticks (Dermacentor andersoni) and American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) from prairie populations near their northern distributional limits in western Canada
Effect of snow cover on the off-host survival of Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae
Off-host survival of Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) adults near their northern distributional limit in Saskatchewan, Canada
2021
Title
Distribution of Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae) in Grassland Regions of Alberta, Canada
Reproductive output and larval survival of American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) from a population at the northern distributional limit
2020
Title
American Dog Ticks ( Dermacentor variabilis) as Biological Indicators of an Association Between the Enteric Bacterium Moellerella wisconsensis and Striped Skunks ( Mephitis mephitis) in Southwestern Manitoba, Canada
Identification of bacteria in the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, using single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and DNA sequencing
Supercooling Points of Adult Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) From a Population Near the Northern Distribution Limit
2019
Title
Passive and Active Surveillance for Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Saskatchewan, Canada
2018
Title
Prevalence of Anaplasma bovis in Canadian populations of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni.
Three genetically distinct clades of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes scapularis
2015
Title
Comparison between available serologic tests for detecting antibodies against Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi in horses in Canada
Passive surveillance for ticks on horses in Saskatchewan
Sequence variability in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA and tRNA(Val) genes of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) individuals shown previously to be genetically invariant.
Seroprevalence of equine granulocytic anaplasmosis and lyme borreliosis in Canada as determined by a point-of-care enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
The increasing risk of Lyme disease in Canada
2014
Title
Comparison of the DNA sequences and secondary structure of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene of Ixodes kingi, Ixodes sculptus and Ixodes angustus
Genetic variation in the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae).
Mutation scanning-based identification of larval and nymphal ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii).
Sequence and secondary structure of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene of Ixodes scapularis
Two Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains in Ixodes scapularis ticks, Canada.
2013
Title
A novel Rickettsia species detected in Vole Ticks (Ixodes angustus) from Western Canada

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