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 25, 2026.

2025
Title
Borrelia burgdorferi Strain-Specific Differences in Mouse Infectivity and Pathology
Genome sequences of four Ixodes species expands understanding of tick evolution
Polyvalent mRNA vaccine targeting outer surface protein C affords multi-strain protection against Lyme disease
Sexual dimorphism of the Lyme disease bacterium in its tick vector - Abundance of Borrelia burgdorferi is higher in female than male Ixodes scapularis larvae
2024
Title
Adaptive immunity in Mus musculus influences the acquisition and abundance of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis ticks
Male C57BL/6J mice have higher presence and abundance of Borrelia burgdorferi in their ventral skin compared to female mice
The distribution of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes species ticks in Canada: Implications for one health surveillance
2023
Title
Variation among strains of Borrelia burgdorferi in host tissue abundance and lifetime transmission determine the population strain structure in nature
2022
Title
Borrelia burgdorferi strain and host sex influence pathogen prevalence and abundance in the tissues of a laboratory rodent host
Clobetasol increases the abundance of Borrelia burgdorferi in the skin 70 times more in male mice compared to female mice
2020
Title
Sentinel surveillance of Lyme disease risk in Canada, 2019: Results from the first year of the Canadian Lyme Sentinel Network (CaLSeN)
2019
Title
Competition Between Strains of Borrelia afzelii in Immature Ixodes ricinus Ticks Is Not Affected by Season
Maternal antibodies provide strain-specific protection against infection with the Lyme disease pathogen in bank voles.
Susceptibility to infection with Borrelia afzelii and TLR2 polymorphism in a wild reservoir host
2018
Title
Competition between strains of Borrelia afzelii inside the rodent host and the tick vector
2017
Title
There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia