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: July 2, 2026.

2026
Title
Comparative Diagnostic Evaluation of Microscopy and Targeted Next-generation Sequencing of the Barcoding Gene Cytochrome oxidase subunit I for Tick Identification in British Columbia, 2021-2023
Surveillance for Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks and their associated pathogens in Canada, 2022
2025
Title
Molecular-based laboratory testing confer accuracy over microscopical testing for tick identification
2024
Title
Draft whole-genome sequences of three Borrelia burgdorferi isolates from Western Canada
Molecular-based laboratory testing confer accuracy over microscopical testing for tick identification
Passive tick surveillance and detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in ticks from companion animals in British Columbia: 2018 to 2020
Passive tick surveillance and detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in ticks from companion animals in British Columbia: 2018 to 2020
Whole-genome sequencing of Western Canadian Borrelia spp. collected from diverse tick and animal hosts reveals short-lived local genotypes interspersed with longer-lived continental genotypes
2023
Title
Surveillance for Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks and their associated pathogens in Canada, 2020
2021
Title
Passive Tick Surveillance and Detection of Borrelia Species in Ticks from British Columbia, Canada: 2002-2018
2019
Title
Detection of 'Candidatus Ehrlichia khabarensis' in rodents and ticks removed from rodents in British Columbia, Canada.
2017
Title
A Retrospective Cohort Study of Tick Paralysis in British Columbia
2016
Title
A New Borrelia Species Discovered in BC Ticks
2015
Title
Surveillance for Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes Ticks and Small Rodents in British Columbia
2010
Title
Detection of Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, including three novel genotypes in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from songbirds (Passeriformes) across Canada