Prevalence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis at Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario

Author:

Scott, JD, Anderson, JF, Durden, LA, Smith, ML, Manord, JM, and Clark, KL

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2016-01

Journal/Series title:

Int J Med Sci

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URL:

http://www.medsci.org/v13p0316.htm

Abstract:

The local public health unit has been underreporting the presence of B. burgdorferi s.l.-infected I. scapularis in the area encompassing Dundas. Our findings raise concerns about the need to erect tick warning signs in parkland areas.