Canadian Tick-borne Illness Research 2010-Present

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Last updated: March 1, 2021

Found 422 results
2020
Middelveen MJ, Martinez RM, Fesler MC, Sapi E, Burke J, Shah JS, Nicolaus C, and Stricker RB, “Classification and Staging of Morgellons Disease: Lessons from Syphilis”, Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol, vol. 13, pp. 145-164, 2020.
Krause PJ, Auwaerter PG, Bannuru RR, Branda JA, Falck-Ytter YT, Lantos PM, Lavergne V, Meissner HC, Osani MC, Rips JG, Sood SK, Vannier E, Vaysbrot EE, and Wormser GP, “Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2020 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Babesiosis”, Clin Infect Dis. , 2020.
Smith GN, Moore K, Hatchette TF, Nicholson J, Bowie W, and Langley JM, “Committee Opinion No. 399: Management of Tick Bites and Lyme Disease During Pregnancy”, J Obstet Gynaecol Can, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 644-653, 2020.
Namgyal J, Couloigner I, Lysyk TJ, Dergousoff SJ, and Cork SC, “Comparison of Habitat Suitability Models for Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann in North America to Determine Its Potential Geographic Range”, Int J Environ Res Public Health, vol. 17, no. 21, 2020.
Flynn PC, Forth JH, and Kaufman WR, “A comparison of the cuticular properties of argasid and ixodid ticks: Ornithodoros moubata (Argasidae) vs. Amblyomma hebraeum and Ixodes pacificus (Ixodidae)”, Exp Appl Acarol, vol. 82, no. 4, pp. 515-527, 2020.
Akbarian S, Cawston T, Moreno L, Patel S, Allen V, and Dolatabadi E, “A Computer Vision Approach to Combat Lyme Disease”, Cornell University, 2020.
Apanaskevich DA and Barker SC, “Dermacentor kamshadalus (Acari: Ixodidae), a Tick of Mountain Goats and Sheep in Western United States, Canada, and Russia, Is a Valid Species”, J Med Entomol, 2020.
Scott JD, Pascoe EL, Sajid MS, and Foley JE, “Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected from Songbirds in Ontario and Quebec, Canada ”, Pathogens, vol. 9, no. 10, 2020.
Valois P, Bouchard D, Aenishaenslin C, Talbot D, Bouchard C, Briand S, and Tessier M, “Development and validation of a behavioral index for adaptation to lyme disease”, BMC Public Health, vol. 20, no. 1, 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.
Kotwa JD, Jardine CM, Pearl DL, Berke O, Mercer NJ, and Peregrine A, “Evaluation of the SNAP® 4Dx® Plus Test for the Detection of Dirofilaria Immitis Antigen and Characterization of Exposure to Tick-Borne Pathogens in Wild Canids in Southern Ontario”, Vet Parasitol, vol. 283, 2020.
Semproni M, Rusk R, and Wuerz T, “Fatal Lyme carditis presenting as fluctuating high-grade atrioventricular block”, CMAJ, vol. 192, no. 21, pp. E574-E577, 2020.
Chenery ES, Harms NJ, Mandrak NE, and Molnar PK, “First records of Dermacentor albipictus larvae collected by flagging in Yukon, Canada”, Parasit Vectors, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 565, 2020.
Talbot B, Leighton PA, and Kulkarni MA, “Genetic Melting Pot in Blacklegged Ticks at the Northern Edge of Their Expansion Front ”, J Hered., vol. Jul 1, 2020.
Szymanska A, Platek AE, Dluzniewski M, and Szymanski FM, “History of Lyme Disease as a Predictor of Atrial Fibrillation”, Am J Cardiol, 2020.
Dergousoff SJ, Anstead CA, and Chilton NB, “Identification of bacteria in the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni, using single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and DNA sequencing”, Exp Appl Acarol., 2020.
Halverson MR, Lagace M, Smyth AE, Sharar ZA, and Sargent MA, “Imaging appearance of ticks in tick paralysis ”, Pediatr Radiol., 2020.
St. Pierre SE, Gould ON, and Lloyd VK, “Knowledge and Knowledge Needs about Lyme Disease among Occupational and Recreational Users of the Outdoors”, Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, vol. 17, no. 1, 2020.
Chaconas G, Moriarty TJ, Skare JT, and Hyde JA, “Live Imaging”, Curr Issus Mol Biol, vol. 42, pp. 385-408, 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.

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