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: June 1, 2025.

2025
Title
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” [Ticks Tick Borne Dis 16(2);2025 102467]
Rodent-targeted fluralaner baiting reduces the density of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected questing Ixodes scapularis ticks in a peri-urban setting in southern Canada
2024
Title
Lime for Lyme: Treatment of Leaf Litter with Dolomitic Lime Powder Impairs Activity of Immature Ixodes scapularis Ticks
Pharmacological studies and pharmacokinetic modelling to support the development of interventions targeting ecological reservoirs of Lyme disease
The distribution of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes species ticks in Canada: Implications for one health surveillance
The effect of fluralaner treatment of small mammals on the endemic cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi in a natural environment
2023
Title
Evaluation of a community-based One Health intervention to reduce the risk of Lyme disease in a high-incidence municipality
2022
Title
Fluralaner Baits Reduce the Infestation of Peromyscus spp. Mice (Rodentia: Cricetidae) by Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Larvae and Nymphs in a Natural Environment
The added value of One Health surveillance: data from questing ticks can provide an early signal for anaplasmosis outbreaks in animals and humans
2020
Title
Evaluation of fluralaner as an oral acaricide to reduce tick infestation in a wild rodent reservoir of Lyme disease