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.

2026
Title
Surveillance for Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks and their associated pathogens in Canada, 2021
Surveillance for Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks and their associated pathogens in Canada, 2022
2025
Title
Combining Object Detection, Super-Resolution GANs and Transformers to Facilitate Tick Identification Workflow from Crowdsourced Images on the eTick Platform
First report of the deer ked, Lipoptena cervi, and associated pathogens in southern Québec, Canada
Rapid Northward Expansion of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, in Response to Climate Change
2023
Title
Self-reported tick exposure as an indicator of Lyme disease risk in an endemic region of Quebec, Canada
Surveillance for Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks and their associated pathogens in Canada, 2020
2017
Title
Evaluating the submission of digital images as a method of surveillance for Ixodes scapularis ticks