Canadian Tick-borne Research 2010-Present

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Last updated: May 30, 2021

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2021
Lumsden G, Zakharov EV, Dolynskyj S, Weese JS, Lindsay LR, and Jardine CM, “The application of next-generation sequence-based DNA barcoding for bloodmeal detection in host-seeking wild-caught Ixodes scapularis nymphs”, BMC Res Notes, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 67, 2021.
Nelder MP, Russell CB, Dibernardo A, Clow KM, Johnson S, Cronin K, Patel SN, and Lindsay LR, “Monitoring the patterns of submission and presence of tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes scapularis collected from humans and companion animals in Ontario, Canada (2011-2017)”, Parasit Vectors., vol. 14, no. 1, 2021.
Burrows H, Talbot B, McKay R, Slatculescu AM, Logan JJ, Thickstun C, Lindsay LR, Dibernardo A, Koffi JK, Ogden NH, and Kulkarni MA, “A multi-year assessment of blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) population establishment and Lyme disease risk areas in Ottawa, Canada, 2017-2019”, PLoS One, vol. 16, no. 2, 2021.
Lumsden G, Zakharov EV, Dolynskyj S, Weese JS, Lindsay LR, and Jardine CM, “Temporal Detection Limits of Remnant Larval Bloodmeals in Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Say, Ixodida: Ixodidae) Using Two Next-Generation Sequencing DNA Barcoding Assays”, J Med Entomol., vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 821-829, 2021.
2020
Stokes W, Lisboa L, Lindsay LR, and Fonseca K, “Case Report: Anaplasmosis in Canada: Locally Acquired Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Alberta ”, Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2020.
Pelletier J, Rocheleau JP, Aenishaenslin C, Beaudry F, Dimitri Masson G, Lindsay LR, Ogden NH, Bouchard C, and Leighton PA, “Evaluation of fluralaner as an oral acaricide to reduce tick infestation in a wild rodent reservoir of Lyme disease”, Parasites & Vectors , vol. 13, no. 1, 2020.
MacLean G, Cook P, Lindsay LR, Hatchette TF, and Webster D, “Low Seroprevalence of Lyme disease among multiple sclerosis patients in New Brunswick”, Can J Neurol Sci, vol. 2020 June 29, pp. 1-11, 2020.
Hatchette TF and Lindsay LR, “Modified two-tiered testing algorithm for Lyme disease serology: The Canadian context”, Can Commun Dis Rep , vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 125-131, 2020.
Thompson AT, Dominguez K, Cleveland CA, Dergousoff SJ, Doi K, Falco RC, Greay T, Irwin P, Lindsay LR, Liu J, Mather TN, Oskam CL, Rodriguez_Viva RI, Ruder MG, Shaw D, Vigil SL, White S, and Yabsley MJ, “Molecular Characterization of Haemaphysalis Species and a Molecular Genetic Key for the Identification of Haemaphysalis of North America”, Front Vet Sci., vol. 7, 2020.
Davis IRC, McNeil SA, Allen W, MacKinnon-Cameron D, Lindsay LR, Bernat K, Dibernardo A, LeBlanc J, and Hatchette TF, “Performance of a Modified Two-Tiered Testing (MTTT) EIA Algorithm for Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Nova Scotia”, J Clin Microbiol, vol. JCM.01841-19, 2020.
Guillot C, Badcock J, Clow KM, Cram J, Dergousoff SJ, Dibernardo A, Evason M, Fraser E, Galanis E, Gasmi S, German G, Howse DT, Jardine CM, Jenkins EJ, Koffi JK, Kulkarni MA, Lindsay LR, Lumsden G, McKay R, Moore K, Morshed MG, Munn D, Nelder MP, Nocera J, Ripoche M, Rochon K, Russell CB, Slatculescu AM, Talbot B, Thivierge K, Voordouw M, Bouchard C, and Leighton P, “Sentinel surveillance of Lyme disease risk in Canada, 2019: Results from the first year of the Canadian Lyme Sentinel Network (CaLSeN)”, Can Commun Dis Rep , vol. 46, no. 10, 2020.
Lumsden G, Zakharov EV, Dolynskyj S, Weese JS, Lindsay LR, and Jardine CM, “Temporal Detection Limits of Remnant Larval Bloodmeals in Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Say, Ixodida: Ixodidae) Using Two Next-Generation Sequencing DNA Barcoding Assays”, J Med Entomol, 2020.
2019
Gasmi S, Ogden NH, Ripoche M, Leighton PA, Lindsay LR, Nelder MP, Rees E, Bouchard C, Vrbova L, Rusk R, Russel C, Pelcat Y, Mechai S, Kotchi SO, and Koffi JK, “Detection of municipalities at-risk of Lyme disease using passive surveillance of Ixodes scapularis as an early signal: A province-specific indicator in Canada.”, PLoS One, vol. 14, no. 2, 2019.
Munro HJ, Ogden NH, Mechai S, Lindsay LR, Robertson GJ, Whitney H, and Lang AS, “Genetic diversity of Borrelia garinii from Ixodes uriae collected in seabird colonies of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean”, Ticks Tick Borne Dis, vol. S1877-959X, no. 18, pp. 30513-2, 2019.
Hutcheson HJ, Dergousoff SJ, and Lindsay LR, “Haemaphysalis longicornis: A tick of considerable veterinary importance, now established in North America”, Can Vet J, vol. 60, no. 1, 2019.
Bouchard C, Dibernardo A, Lindsay LR, Wood H, and Leighton PA, “Increased risk of tick-borne diseases with climate and environmental changes”, Canada Communicable Disease Report, vol. 45, pp. 83-89, 2019.
Ogden NH, Gasmi S, Koffi JK, Barton M, Lindsay LR, and Langley JM, “Lyme disease in children: Data from the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program”, Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 2019.
Chilton NB, Curry PS, Lindsay LR, Rochon K, Lysyk TJ, and Dergousoff SJ, “Passive and Active Surveillance for Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Saskatchewan, Canada”, J Med Entomol, 2019.
Nelder MP, Russell CB, Lindsay LR, Dibernardo A, Brandon NC, Pritchard J, Johnson S, Cronin K, and Patel SN, “Recent Emergence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ontario, Canada: Early Serological and Entomological Indicators”, Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2019.
Schillberg E, Lunny D, Lindsay LR, Nelder MP, Russell C, Mackie M, Coats D, Berry A, and Young Hoon KN, “Reply to Comment on “Distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Northwestern Ontario: Results from Active and Passive Surveillance Activities in the Northwestern Health Unit Catchment Area””, Int. Environ. Res. Public Health, vol. 16, no. 11, 2019.

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