Detection of Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, in Blacklegged Ticks Collected in the Grand River Valley, Ontario, Canada

Author:

Scott, JD, Foley, JE, Anderson, JF, Clark, KL, and Durden, LA

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2017-01

Journal/Series title:

International Journal of Medical Sciences

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URL:

http://lymeontario.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Scott-et-al.-2017-Grand-River-...

Abstract:

We document the presence of blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, in the Grand River valley, Centre Wellington, Ontario. Overall, 15 (36%) of 42 I. scapularis adults collected from 41 mammalian hosts (dogs, cats, humans) were positive for the Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.).