Detections of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes pacificus and Babesia microti in Ixodes angustus Ticks in British Columbia, Canada

Author:

Iwasawa, S, Stewart, Q, Coatsworth, H, Cooper, S, Caird, H, Morshed, M, and Fraser, E

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2026-04

Journal/Series title:

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis

URL:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15303667261438613?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&r...

Abstract:

B. odocoilei and B. microti continue to be detected in BC ticks. Ongoing surveillance and monitoring of tick populations in BC is essential to characterize the emergence and spread of tick-borne pathogens in the province.