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.

2020
Title
Species distribution models for the eastern blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, and the Lyme disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, in Ontario, Canada
Strain-specific Joint Invasion and Colonization by Lyme Disease Spirochetes Is Promoted by Outer Surface Protein C
Supercooling Points of Adult Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) From a Population Near the Northern Distribution Limit
Telephone Versus Web Panel National Survey for Monitoring Adoption of Preventive Behaviors to Climate Change in Populations: A Case Study of Lyme Disease in Québec, Canada
Temporal Detection Limits of Remnant Larval Bloodmeals in Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Say, Ixodida: Ixodidae) Using Two Next-Generation Sequencing DNA Barcoding Assays
The Platelet Fraction Is a Novel Reservoir to Detect Lyme Borrelia in Blood
The Value of the Surface ECG for the Diagnosis and Management of Lyme Carditis
Unleashing the literature: a scoping review of canine zoonotic and vectorborne disease research in Canis familiaris in North America
What was lost, missing, sought and hoped for: Qualitatively exploring medical crowdfunding campaign narratives for Lyme disease
Within-population diversity of bacterial microbiomes in winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus)
2019
Title
A case of mysterious black spots in a mixed breed dog
A framework for adaptive surveillance of emerging tick-borne zoonoses
A Multiple Streams Approach to Understanding the Issues and Challenges of Lyme Disease Management in Canada's Maritime Provinces
A new role for host annexin A2 in establishing bacterial adhesion to vascular endothelial cells: lines of evidence from atomic force microscopy and an in vivo study
An individual-based model for the dispersal of Ixodes scapularis by ovenbirds and wood thrushes during fall migration
Antigenic variation in the Lyme spirochete: detailed functional assessment of recombinational switching at vlsE in the JD1 strain of Borrelia burgdorferi.
Are Ticks the Answer to Medical Device-Associated Clotting?
Babesia odocoilei and zoonotic pathogens identified from Ixodes scapularis ticks in southern Ontario, Canada
Behavioral responses of Ixodes scapularis tick to natural products: development of novel repellents.
Biologic Markers of Antibiotic-Refractory Lyme Arthritis in Human: A Systematic Review
Changing of the guard: How the Lyme disease spirochete subverts the host immune response
Climate change and infectious diseases: What can we expect?
Clinical presentation of reported Lyme disease cases among children from Quebec (Canada) between 2009-2017
Combatting Lyme disease myths and the “chronic Lyme industry”
Comment on Schillberg, E., et al; Distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Northwestern Ontario: Results from Active and Passive Surveillance Activities in the Northwestern Health Unit Catchment Area. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2225

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