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: December 31, 2025.

2014
Title
Sequence and secondary structure of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene of Ixodes scapularis
The Establishment of a Blacklegged Tick Population by Migratory Songbirds in Ontario, Canada.
The first case of locally acquired tick-borne Babesia microti infection in Canada.
The prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection, and co-infections with other Borrelia spp. in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Canada.
Tick Paralysis in a Snowshoe Hare by Ixodes pacificus Ticks in British Columbia, Canada
Tick seeking assumptions and their implications for Lyme disease predictions
Ticking Time Bomb? Climate Change and Ixodes scapularis
Two Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains in Ixodes scapularis ticks, Canada.
2013
Title
A novel Rickettsia species detected in Vole Ticks (Ixodes angustus) from Western Canada
Changing geographic ranges of ticks and tick-borne pathogens: drivers, mechanisms and consequences for pathogen diversity
Detection of a novel Rickettsia (Alphaproteobacteria: Rickettsiales) in rotund ticks (Ixodes kingi) from Saskatchewan, Canada
Developing a temperature-driven map of the basic reproductive number of the emerging tick vector of Lyme disease, Ixodes scapularis, in Canada.
Discovery of novel Rickettsiella spp. in ixodid ticks from Western Canada
Does high biodiversity reduce the risk of Lyme disease invasion?
Effect of latitude on the rate of change in incidence of Lyme disease in the United States
Epidemiology and aetiology of encephalitis in Canada, 1994-2008: a case for undiagnosed arboviral agents?
First Detection of Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi in Ticks Collected from a Raptor in Canada
Genetic structure of the white-footed mouse in the context of the emergence of Lyme disease in southern Québec.
Harvested white-tailed deer as sentinel hosts for early establishing Ixodes scapularis populations and risk from vector-borne zoonoses in Southeastern Canada.
Illuminating the roles of the Borrelia burgdorferi adhesins
Investigation of the population structure of the tick vector of Lyme disease Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Canada using mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I gene sequences
Multilocus sequence typing of Borrelia burgdorferi suggests existence of lineages with differential pathogenic properties in humans
Peaceful coexistence amongst Borrelia plasmids: Getting by with a little help from their friends?
Poleward Expansion of the White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) under Climate Change: Implications for the Spread of Lyme Disease
Predicting the rate of invasion of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi

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