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.

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Last updated: September 18, 2023

Found 577 results
2022
Ripoche M, Bouchard C, Irace-Cima A, Leighton P, and Thivierge K, “Current and future distribution of Ixodes scapularis ticks in Québec: Field validation of a predictive model”, PLoS One, vol. 17, no. 2, 2022.
Yans MW, Branca AS, Hahn NG, Crawley SE, Figurskey AC, Hobson KR, Banfield MG, and Borden JH, “Development of a Simple Trap That Captures Ticks (Acari) on Their Dorsal Surface”, J Med Entomol, 2022.
Servellita V, Bouquet J, Rebman AW, Yang T, Samayoa E, Miller S, Stone M, Lanteri M, Busch MP, Tang P, Morshed MG, Soloski MJ, Aucott JN, and Chiu CY, “A diagnostic classifier for gene expression-based identification of early Lyme disease”, Commun Med (Lond), vol. 2, 2022.
Banovic P, Piloto-Sardinas E, D, M., Foucault-Simonin A, Simin V, Bogdan I, Obregon D, Mateos-Hernandez L, Moutailler S, and Cabezas-Cruz A, “Differential detection of tick-borne pathogens in human platelets and whole blood using microfluidic PCR”, Acta Trop, 2022.
Motamed M, Liblik K, Miranda-Arboleda AF, Wamboldt R, Wang CN, Cingolani O, Rebman AW, Novak CB, Aucott JN, Farina JM, and Baranchuk A, “Disseminated Lyme disease and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review”, Trends Cardiovasc Med, 2022.
Gu K, Boodman C, Orr P, and Wuerz T, “Early Lyme neuroborreliosis manifesting as brachial plexopathy and meningitis in Northwestern Ontario, Canada: A case report”, Medicine (Baltimore), vol. 101, no. 45, 2022.
Hammond-Collins K, Tremblay M, Milord F, Baron G, Bouchard C, Kotchi SO, Lambert L, Leighton PA, Ogden NH, and Rees EE, “An ecological approach to predict areas with established populations of Ixodes scapularis in Quebec, Canada”, Ticks Tick Borne Dis, vol. 13, no. 6, 2022.
Crandall KE, Kerr JT, and Millien V, “Emerging Tick-Borne Pathogens in Central Canada: Recent Detections of Babesia odocoilei and Rickettsia rickettsii”, Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis., 2022.
Canadian Medical Association, “Environmentally Sustainable Health Systems in Canada”, Canadian Medical Association, 2022.
Kanji JN, Isaac A, Gregson D, Mierzejewski M, Shpeley D, Tomlin P, Groechel M, Lindsay LR, Lachance L, and Kowalewska-Grochowska K, “Epidemiology of ticks submitted from human hosts in Alberta, Canada (2000-2019)”, Emerg Microbes Infect, pp. 1-25, 2022.
Pelletier J, Rocheleau JP, Aenishaenslin C, GD, M., Lindsay LR, Ogden NH, Bouchard C, and Leighton PA, “Fluralaner Baits Reduce the Infestation of Peromyscus spp. Mice (Rodentia: Cricetidae) by Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Larvae and Nymphs in a Natural Environment”, J Med Entomol, 2022.
Wamboldt R and Baranchuk A, “Highlighting Infranodal Block in Lyme Carditis”, Tex Heart Inst J, vol. 49, no. 5, 2022.
Ladha D, Khalife R, Hummel B, and Purssell A, “Human granulocytic anaplasmosis complicated by hemophagocytic syndrome and coinfection”, CMAJ, vol. 194, no. 49, 2022.
Chenery ES, Henaff M, Magnusson K, Harms NJ, Mandrak NE, and Molnar PK, “Improving Widescale Monitoring of Ectoparasite Presence in Northern Canadian Wildlife with the Aid of Citizen Science”, Insects, vol. 13, no. 4, 2022.
Hernandez-Ruiz V, Letenneur L, Fulop T, Helmer C, Roubaud-Baudron C, Avila-Funes JA, and Amieva H, “Infectious diseases and cognition: do we have to worry?”, Neurol Sci, pp. 1-10, 2022.
Leavey K, MacKenzie RK, Faber S, Lloyd VK, Mao C, Wills MKB, Boucoiran I, Cates EC, Omar A, Marquez O, and Darling E, “Lyme borreliosis in pregnancy and associations with parent and offspring health outcomes: An international cross-sectional survey”, Front Med (Lausanne), vol. 9, 2022.
Allehebi ZO, Khan FM, Robbins M, Simms E, Xiang R, Shawwa A, Lindsay LR, Dibernardo A, d 'Entremont, Crowell A, LeBlanc J, and Haldane D, “Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis, Atlantic Canada”, Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 1292-1294, 2022.
Prodanuk M, Groves H, Arje D, and Bitnun A, “Lyme disease in a neonate complicated by the Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction”, CMAJ, vol. 194, no. 27, 2022.
Musonera JB, Valiquette L, Baron G, Milord F, D, M., Thivierge K, Bedard-Dallaire S, Pelletier AA, Lachance R, Bourget J, Simard C, Cantin E, Abbasi F, Haraoui LP, and Carignan A, “Management and clinical outcomes of Lyme disease in acute care facilities in 2 endemic regions of Quebec, Canada: a multicentre retrospective cohort study”, CMAJ Open, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. E570-E576, 2022.
Khan FM, Allehebi ZO, Shabi Y, Davis IRC, LeBlanc J, Lindsay LR, and Hatchette TF, “Modified Two-Tiered Testing Enzyme Immunoassay Algorithm for Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease”, Open Forum Infect Dis, vol. 9, no. 7, 2022.
Scott JD, McGoey E, Morales A, and Pesapane RR, “Molecular Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, Babesia species and Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Songbirds”, Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental Studies, vol. 3, no. 12, 2022.
Cull B, “Monitoring Trends in Distribution and Seasonality of Medically Important Ticks in North America Using Online Crowdsourced Records from iNaturalist”, Insects, vol. 13, no. 5, 2022.
Paulson A, Loughheed S, Huang D, and Colautti RI, “Multi-omics analysis identifies symbionts and pathogens of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) from a Lyme disease hotspot in southeastern Ontario, Canada”, BioRxiv, 2022.
McGrath SL, Huang SH, and Kobryn K, “The N-terminal domain of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens telomere resolvase, TelA, regulates its DNA cleavage and rejoining activities”, J Biol Chem, vol. 298, no. 5, 2022.
Giannotti D, Boscaro V, Husnik F, Vannini C, and Keeling PJ, “The "Other" Rickettsiales: an Overview of the Family " Candidatus Midichloriaceae"”, Appl Environ Microbiol, vol. 88, no. 6, 2022.

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