If you are aware of any Canadian research into ticks or tick-borne illnesses that should be included below, please send me an email and include the details. Please note that while summaries of the journal articles listed below are fairly universally accessible by the public, full text access often requires a fee and/or account.

Last updated: March 12, 2026.

2026
Title
Increased Borrelia burgdorferi Seroprevalence in Nova Scotia-Prevalence and Distribution 10 Years Later
2025
Title
Increased Borrelia burgdorferi Seroprevalence in Nova Scotia-Prevalence and Distribution 10 Years Later
2024
Title
Lyme disease chemoprophylaxis prescribing before and after pharmacist prescriptive authority in Nova Scotia
Retrospective validation of a rapid Lyme fluorescent immunoassay in differentiating Lyme arthritis from other musculoskeletal presentations in children in a Lyme-endemic region
2023
Title
Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of reported Lyme disease cases: Data from the Canadian Lyme disease enhanced surveillance system
Protocol for a longitudinal cohort study of Lyme disease with physical, mental and immunological assessment
Using Serum Specimens for Real-Time PCR-Based Diagnosis of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, Canada
2022
Title
Modified Two-Tiered Testing Enzyme Immunoassay Algorithm for Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease
2020
Title
Committee Opinion No. 399: Management of Tick Bites and Lyme Disease During Pregnancy
Modified two-tiered testing algorithm for Lyme disease serology: The Canadian context
Performance of a Modified Two-Tiered Testing (MTTT) EIA Algorithm for Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Nova Scotia
2019
Title
What is the real number of Lyme disease cases in Canada?
2018
Title
High Seroprevalence of Jamestown Canyon Virus among Deer and Humans, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2017
Title
Antibody responses to Borrelia burgdorferi detected by western blot vary geographically in Canada
2016
Title
Cross-reactivity between Lyme and syphilis screening assays: Lyme disease does not cause false-positive syphilis screens
2015
Title
Epidemiology of Lyme Disease, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2002-2013