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 25, 2026.

2018
Title
Risk factors associated with seropositivity to California serogroup viruses in humans and pet dogs, Quebec, Canada.
Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of strains of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi from Canadian emergence zones.
2017
Title
A Risk Model for the Lyme Disease Vector Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Prairie Provinces of Canada
Analyzing the Potential Risk of Climate Change on Lyme Disease in Eastern Ontario, Canada Using Time Series Remotely Sensed Temperature Data and Tick Population Modelling
Antibody responses to Borrelia burgdorferi detected by western blot vary geographically in Canada
Climate change and vector-borne diseases of public health significance.
Detecting and Attributing Health Burdens to Climate Change
Emerging arboviruses in Quebec, Canada: assessing public health risk by serology in humans, horses and pet dogs
Emerging infectious diseases: prediction and detection
Evaluating the submission of digital images as a method of surveillance for Ixodes scapularis ticks
Evidence for Borrelia bavariensis infections of Ixodes uriae within seabird colonies of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Expansion of the Lyme Disease Vector Ixodes scapularis in Canada Inferred from CMIP5 Climate Projections
Exposure and preventive behaviours toward ticks and Lyme disease in Canada: Results from a first national survey.
Lyme disease ecology in a changing world: consensus, uncertainty and critical gaps for improving control
Northward range expansion of Ixodes scapularis evident over a short timescale in Ontario, Canada
Practices of Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment by general practitioners in Quebec, 2008-2015
Surveillance for Lyme disease in Canada: 2009-2015
The influence of abiotic and biotic factors on the invasion of Ixodes scapularis in Ontario, Canada
There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia
2016
Title
A Dynamic Population Model to Investigate Effects of Climate and Climate-Independent Factors on the Lifecycle of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)
Analysis of the human population bitten by Ixodes scapularis ticks in Quebec, Canada: Increasing risk of Lyme disease
Distribution of Ticks and the Risk of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Pathogens of Public Health Significance in Ontario, Canada.
Eco-epizootiologic Study of Francisella tularensis, the Agent of tularemia, in Quebec Wildlife.
Effects of Climate and Climate Change on Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases: Ticks Are Different
Evidence for Host-Genotype Associations of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto

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