Canadians should be prepared for a big increase in the rates of tick-borne diseases like
Lyme disease in the coming years, as milder winters make the country more hospitable for …

To the editor: Stromdahl and Hickling have presented a valuable review of human tick-borne
diseases (TBD) in the south-east in their recent article,'Aetiology of Tick-borne Human …

Abstract In the United States, exposure to human-biting ixodid ticks can occur while
spending time on residential properties or in neighborhood green spaces as well as during …

* Lyme disease risk areas in Canada are defined as a locality in which there is evidence for
the occurrence of reproducing populations of known tick vector species (particularly Ixodes …

Background The incidence of Lyme disease has increased in many regions of Canada in
recent years, including in Ottawa, Ontario. To date there has been limited active tick …

This fact sheet describes ticks and tick-borne diseases in Utah. It includes a description of
ticks, their life cycle, habitat, feeding, and reproduction. The fact sheet also provides …

Ten tick-borne diseases are now recognized in the United States. Three of these have been
discovered in the past three decades: Lyme disease in the 1970s, human ehrlichiosis …

The risk of Lyme disease depends on climate, geography, the abundance of specific insect
vectors, and human interaction with these. In BC, Ixodes pacificus, the primary tick vector for …

The rapid proliferation of ticks in the evolving landscapes of eastern North America and
Europe commands increasing public attention. Many wooded sites that once nurtured the …

• Expansion of the geographic range of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis in Canada is
leading to increasing numbers of endemic areas for Lyme disease.• Because the specificity …