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Last updated: March 25, 2026.

2025
Title
Conversion of a telomere resolvase into a Cre-like site-specific recombinase
Corrigendum to "Various small mammal hosts are involved in the transmission cycle of zoonotic Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Southeastern Canada" [Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (2025) Volume 16, Issue 6]
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”
Current and future ecological niche of Dermacentor similis Lado (Acari: Ixodidae) in western North America
Current and future ecological niche of Dermacentor similis Lado (Acari: Ixodidae) in western North America
Distribution of Dermacentor andersoni Stiles and Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae) in western Canada based on active surveillance
Early disseminated cutaneous Lyme disease with SIADH, transaminitis, and pancytopenia: A case report
Environmental factors determining the survival of winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) at different life stages in Québec, Canada
Environmental sampling for Dermacentor species (Acari: Ixodidae) in southern British Columbia, Canada in May, 2022
Epigenetic responses in Borrelia-infected Ixodes scapularis ticks: Over-expression of euchromatic histone lysine methyltransferase 2 and no change in DNA methylation
First report of the deer ked, Lipoptena cervi, and associated pathogens in southern Québec, Canada
Framework for Primary Prevention of Emerging Climate-Sensitive Diseases through the Lens of Planetary Health: The Case of Lyme Disease in Canada and Quebec
Genetic diversity and phylogeographic relationships of Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) within an established population in southern Manitoba (Canada), and the prevalence of Rickettsia montanensis and Francisella-like endosymbionts
Genetic landscape of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in Canada: a study of genetic diversity
Genome sequences of four Ixodes species expands understanding of tick evolution
Historical Summary of Tick and Animal Surveillance Studies for Lyme Disease in Canada, 1975-2023: A Scoping Review
Impact of community pharmacist antibiotic prescribing for minor ailments: an interrupted time series analysis
Increased Borrelia burgdorferi Seroprevalence in Nova Scotia-Prevalence and Distribution 10 Years Later
Increased Recognition of Human Anaplasmosis, Ontario, Canada, 2021
Lyme Carditis Presenting As Idiopathic Myocarditis: Prompt Empirical Treatment Despite Negative Serology
Lyme Neuroborreliosis Presenting with Isolated Intracranial Hypertension: A Case Report
Molecular-based laboratory testing confer accuracy over microscopical testing for tick identification
Neck Mass: Tularemia Misdiagnosed as a Possible Malignancy
Of Lyme disease and machine learning in a One Health world
Permission to Bite: White-footed mice show no increased grooming response to tick infestation

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