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: May 22, 2026.

2021
Title
The application of next-generation sequence-based DNA barcoding for bloodmeal detection in host-seeking wild-caught Ixodes scapularis nymphs
The Family Borreliaceae (Spirochaetales), a Diverse Group in Two Genera of Tick-Borne Spirochetes of Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles
The Impact of Tick-Borne Diseases on the Bone
The Lyme disease spirochete can hijack the host immune system for extravasation from the microvasculature
Thermostable Keystone Bacteria Maintain the Functional Diversity of the Ixodes scapularis Microbiome Under Heat Stress
Tick exposures and alpha-gal syndrome: A systematic review of the evidence
Ticks, Human Babesiosis and Climate Change
Why the Rationale for Canine Borrelia burgdorferi Vaccination Is Unpersuasive
2020
Title
A 4-year-old boy with ataxia and aphasia
A case of tick-borne relapsing fever in pregnancy
A comparison of the cuticular properties of argasid and ixodid ticks: Ornithodoros moubata (Argasidae) vs. Amblyomma hebraeum and Ixodes pacificus (Ixodidae)
A Computer Vision Approach to Combat Lyme Disease
A Retrospective Summary of Cervid Morbidity and Mortality in Ontario and Nunavut Regions of Canada (1991-2017)
American Dog Ticks ( Dermacentor variabilis) as Biological Indicators of an Association Between the Enteric Bacterium Moellerella wisconsensis and Striped Skunks ( Mephitis mephitis) in Southwestern Manitoba, Canada
Analytical ultracentrifuge: an ideal tool for characterization of non-coding RNAs
Antibody profiling of a Borreliella burgdorferi (Lyme disease) C6 antibody positive, symptomatic Rottweiler and her pups
Are host control strategies effective to eradicate tick-borne diseases (TBD)?
Assessing human exposure to spotted fever and typhus group rickettsiae in Ontario, Canada (2013-2018): a retrospective, cross-sectional study
Behind Taxonomic Variability: The Functional Redundancy in the Tick Microbiome
Case Report: Anaplasmosis in Canada: Locally Acquired Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Alberta
Chagas' Cardiomyopathy and Lyme Carditis: Lessons Learned From Two Infectious Diseases Affecting the Heart
Chemosensory and Behavioural Responses of Ixodes scapularis to Natural Products: Role of Chemosensory Organs in Volatile Detection
Classification and Staging of Morgellons Disease: Lessons from Syphilis
Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2020 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Babesiosis
Committee Opinion No. 399: Management of Tick Bites and Lyme Disease During Pregnancy

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