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: December 31, 2025.

2024
Title
Retrospective validation of a rapid Lyme fluorescent immunoassay in differentiating Lyme arthritis from other musculoskeletal presentations in children in a Lyme-endemic region
Secreted Metabolites from Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, and Borrelia Biofilm: Modulation of Immunogenicity by a Nutraceutical Enzyme and Botanical Blend
Spatial multi-criteria decision analysis for the selection of sentinel regions in tick-borne disease surveillance
Spectrum and Evolution of Movement Disorder Phenomenology in a Pediatric Powassan Encephalitis Case Series
Spectrum and Evolution of Movement Disorder Phenomenology in a Pediatric Powassan Encephalitis Case Series
Structure analysis of the telomere resolvase from the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia garinii reveals functional divergence of its C-terminal domain
Study protocol for a scoping review of Lyme disease prediction methodologies
The distribution of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes species ticks in Canada: Implications for one health surveillance
The effect of fluralaner treatment of small mammals on the endemic cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi in a natural environment
The risk of contact between visitors and Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks is associated with fine-scale landscape features in a southeastern Canadian nature park
Transendothelial migration of the Lyme disease spirochete involves spirochete internalization as an intermediate step through a transcellular pathway that involves Cdc42 and Rac1
Warming, but not infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, increases off-host winter activity in the ectoparasite, Ixodes scapularis
Whole-genome sequencing of Western Canadian Borrelia spp. collected from diverse tick and animal hosts reveals short-lived local genotypes interspersed with longer-lived continental genotypes
“Small Wins” for those with Lyme Disease in Canada: Patients in an Embodied Health Movement
2023
Title
"I Get It, I'm Sick Too": An Autoethnographic Study of One Researcher/Practitioner/Patient With Chronic Illness
A coupled algebraic-delay differential system modeling tick-host interactive behavioural dynamics and multi-stability
A Practical Ambulatory Approach to Atrioventricular Block Secondary to Lyme Carditis
Advances in the Epidemiological Surveillance of Tick-Borne Pathogens
Analyses of human immune responses to Francisella tularensis identify correlates of protection
Anaplasmosis encephalitis and infection of non-myeloid bone marrow precursors
Author Correction: Polyploidy, regular patterning of genome copies, and unusual control of DNA partitioning in the Lyme disease spirochete
Choosing Wisely: The Canadian Rheumatology Association Pediatric Committee's List of Items Physicians and Patients Should Question
Choreography of Lyme Disease Spirochete Adhesins To Promote Vascular Escape
Colorado tick fever virus: a review of historical literature and research emphasis for a modern era
Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) essential oil and main components as potential repellents and acaricides against Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks

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