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: October 6, 2026.

2016
Title
Cross-reactivity between Lyme and syphilis screening assays: Lyme disease does not cause false-positive syphilis screens
Distribution of Ticks and the Risk of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Pathogens of Public Health Significance in Ontario, Canada.
Eco-epizootiologic Study of Francisella tularensis, the Agent of tularemia, in Quebec Wildlife.
Effects of Climate and Climate Change on Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases: Ticks Are Different
Established Population of Blacklegged Ticks with High Infection Prevalence for the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora District, Ontario
Evidence for Host-Genotype Associations of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto
Evidence of rapid changes in Lyme disease awareness in Canada
First Record of Ixodes affinis Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Collected from a Migratory Songbird in Canada
Flow-Tolerant Adhesion of a Bacterial Pathogen to Human Endothelial Cells Through Interaction With Biglycan
Human pathogens associated with the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis: a systematic review.
Hyperglycemia Impairs Neutrophil-Mediated Bacterial Clearance in Mice Infected with the Lyme Disease Pathogen
Impact of Spring Bird Migration on the Range Expansion of Ixodes scapularis Tick Population
Infection with the Lyme disease pathogen suppresses innate immunity in mice with diet-induced obesity
Linkages of Weather and Climate With Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae), Enzootic Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi, and Lyme Disease in North America
Lyme disease risk in dogs in New Brunswick
Multi-Stakeholder Decision Aid for Improved Prioritization of the Public Health Impact of Climate Sensitive Infectious Diseases
Present state of common vector-borne diseases in Canada
Prevalence of Rickettsia species in Dermacentor variabilis ticks from Ontario, Canada
Prevalence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis at Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario
Response to letter regarding article "How far north are migrant birds transporting the tick Ixodes scapularis in Canada? Insights from stable hydrogen isotope analyses of feathers".
Retrospective Study Investigating the Seroprevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Manitoba, Canada: 2011-2014
Seroprevalence of Babesia microti infection in Canadian blood donors
Studies abound on how far north Ixodes scapularis ticks are transported by birds
Tele-Epidemiology and Public Health in the Canadian Context
Ticks parasitizing gallinaceous birds in Canada and first record of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) from California Quail

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