Passive and Active Surveillance for Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Saskatchewan, Canada
Title | Passive and Active Surveillance for Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Saskatchewan, Canada |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Journal | J Med Entomol |
Date Published | 10/2019 |
Authors | Chilton NB, Curry PS, Lindsay LR, Rochon K, Lysyk TJ, Dergousoff SJ |
Keywords | active sampling, anaplasma, blacklegged tick, borrelia, passive surveillance |
Abstract | There is no evidence of I. scapularis having established a breeding population in Saskatchewan. Nonetheless, continued surveillance for blacklegged ticks is warranted given their important role as a vector of medically and veterinary important pathogens, and because they have recently become established across much of the southern portions of the neighboring province of Manitoba. |
URL | https://academic.oup.com/jme/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jme/tjz155/5588656 |