A total of 152 ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) consisting of nine species was collected from 82
passerine birds (33 species) in 14 locations in Canada from 1996 to 2000. The Lyme disease …

During a 3-yr comprehensive study, 196 ixodid ticks (9 species) were collected from 89
passerine birds (32 species) from 25 localities across Canada to determine the distribution of …

Lyme disease is reported across Canada, but pinpointing the source of infection has been
problematic. In this three‐year, bird‐tick‐pathogen study (2004–2006), 366 ticks representing …

To determine the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in British Columbian ticks, fieldwork
was conducted over a 2-year period. In all, 893 ticks (Ixodes pacificus, I. angustus, I. soricis, …

Background: Tick paralysis is a frequently overlooked severe disease characterized by
bilateral ascending flaccid paralysis caused by a neurotoxin produced by feeding ticks. We …

The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmidt, Hyde, Steigerwalt, and
Brenner was discovered in blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say at Rondeau Provincial …

The spirochete that causes tick-borne relapsing fever,Borrelia hermsii, was isolated in pure
culture during 1995 and 1996 from three acutely ill human patients infected in southern …

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (ss) was isolated from questing adult Ixodes scapularis
Say ticks collected from Turkey Point Provincial Park (TPPP), Ontario, Canada during 2005–…

The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson, Schmidt, Hyde, Steigerwalt,
and Brenner, was discovered in blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say at Turkey Point, …

Fig. 1: Left: Blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, unfed adult female. This tick is a competent
vector for the spirochete causing Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi. Total body length …