Canadian Tick-borne Research 2010-Present

Please note that while summaries of the journal articles listed below are fairly universally accessible by members of the public, full text access often (though not always) requires a fee and/or account.

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 whatever details you have.

Last updated: November 14, 2023

Found 594 results
2018
Tyler S, Tyson S, Dibernardo A, Drebot MA, Feil EJ, Graham M, Knox NC, Lindsay LR, Margos G, Mechai S, Van Domselaar G, Thorpe HA, and Ogden NH, “Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of strains of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi from Canadian emergence zones.”, Sci Rep, vol. 8, no. 1, 2018.
2017
Cheng A, Chen D, Woodstock K, Ogden NH, Wu X, and Wu J, “ Analyzing the Potential Risk of Climate Change on Lyme Disease in Eastern Ontario, Canada Using Time Series Remotely Sensed Temperature Data and Tick Population Modelling”, Remote Sens., vol. 9, no. 6, 2017.
Ogden NH, Arsenault J, Hatchette TF, Mechai S, and Lindsay LR, “Antibody responses to Borrelia burgdorferi detected by western blot vary geographically in Canada”, PLoS One, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017.
Huang SH, Hart MA, Wade M, Cozart MR, McGrath SL, and Kobryn K, “Biochemical characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi's RecA protein”, PLoS One, vol. 12, no. 10, 2017.
Herrin BH, Peregrine AS, Goring J, Beall MJ, and Little SE, “Canine infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, Dirofilaria immitis, Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in Canada, 2013-2014.”, Parasit Vectors, vol. 10, no. 1, 2017.
De l'Etoile-Morel S, Feteih A, Hogan CA, Vinh DC, and Thanassoulis G, “Case of Reversible Complete Heart Block”, Am J Med., vol. 130, no. 8, pp. e335-e336, 2017.
Yiannakoulias N, Tooby R, and Sturrock SL, “Celebrity over science? An analysis of Lyme disease video content on YouTube”, Soc Sci Med, vol. 191, pp. 57-60, 2017.
Ogden NH, “Climate change and vector-borne diseases of public health significance.”, FEMS Microbiol Lett., vol. 364, no. 19, 2017.
Sperling JL, Silva-Brandão KL, Brandão MM, Lloyd VK, Dang S, Davis CS, Sperling FAH, and Magor KE, “Comparison of bacterial 16S rRNA variable regions for microbiome surveys of ticks”, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, vol. 8, no. 4, 2017.
Hongoh V, Gosselin P, Michel P, Ravel A, Waaub JP, Campagna C, and Samoura K, “Criteria for the prioritization of public health interventions for climate-sensitive vector-borne diseases in Quebec”, PLoS One, vol. 12, no. 12, 2017.
Minigan JN, Hager HA, Peregrine AS, and Newman JA, “Current and potential future distribution of the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis, Say) in North America.”, Ticks Tick Borne Dis., vol. S1877-959X, no. 17, 2017.
Ebi KL, Ogden NH, Semenza JC, and Woodward A, “Detecting and Attributing Health Burdens to Climate Change.”, Environ Health Perspect, vol. 125, no. 8, 2017.
Scott JD, Clark KL, Foley JE, Anderson JF, Durden LA, Manord JM, and Smith ML, “Detection of Borrelia Genomospecies 2 in Ixodes spinipalpis Ticks Collected from a Rabbit in Canada”, J Parasitol., vol. 103, no. 1, 2017.
Scott JD, Foley JE, Anderson JF, Clark KL, and Durden LA, “Detection of Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, in Blacklegged Ticks Collected in the Grand River Valley, Ontario, Canada”, International Journal of Medical Sciences, vol. 14, no. 2, 2017.
Pětrošová H, Asid E, Anjum Z, Zlotnikov N, Cameron CE, and Moriarty TJ, “Diet-Induced Obesity Does Not Alter Tigecycline Treatment Efficacy in Murine Lyme Disease”, Front Microbiol., 2017.
Fuster LS, Gul EE, and Baranchuk A, “Electrocardiographic progression of acute Lyme disease”, Am J Emerg Med, vol. 35, no. 7, 2017.
Rocheleau JP, Michel P, Lindsay LR, Drebot MA, Dibernardo A, Ogden NH, Fortin A, and Arsenault J, “Emerging arboviruses in Quebec, Canada: assessing public health risk by serology in humans, horses and pet dogs”, Epidemiology & Infection, vol. 145, no. 14, pp. 2940-2948, 2017.
Ogden NH, AbdelMalik P, and Pulliam J, “Emerging infectious diseases: prediction and detection.”, Can Commun Dis. Rep., vol. 43, no. 10, pp. 206-211, 2017.
Koffi JK, Savage J, Thivierge K, Lindsay LR, Dumouchel C, Pelcat Y, and Ogden NH, “Evaluating the submission of digital images as a method of surveillance for Ixodes scapularis ticks”, Parasitology, 2017.
Munro HJ, Ogden NH, Lindsay LR, Robertson GJ, Whitney H, and Lang AS, “Evidence for Borrelia bavariensis infections of Ixodes uriae within seabird colonies of the North Atlantic Ocean.”, Appl Environ Microbiol., vol. AEM.01087-17, 2017.
Patterson JW, Duncan AM, McIntyre KC, and Lloyd VK, “Evidence for genetic hybridization between Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes cookei”, Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 95, no. 8, 2017.
McPherson M, García-García A, Cuesta-Valero FJ, Beltrami H, Hansen-Ketchum P, MacDougall D, and Ogden NH, “Expansion of the Lyme Disease Vector Ixodes scapularis in Canada Inferred from CMIP5 Climate Projections”, Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 125, no. 5, 2017.
Aenishaenslin C, Bouchard C, Koffi JK, and Ogden NH, “Exposure and preventive behaviours toward ticks and Lyme disease in Canada: Results from a first national survey.”, Ticks Tick Borne Dis., vol. 8, no. 1, 2017.
Scott JD, “First record of locally acquired human babesiosis in Canada caused by Babesia duncani: a case report”, SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, vol. 5, 2017.
Kadkhoda K, Dumouchel C, Brancato J, Gretchen A, and Krause PJ, “Human seroprevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Manitoba, Canada, in 2011-2014: a cross-sectional study.”, CMAJ Open, vol. 5, no. 3, 2017.

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