Established Population of Blacklegged Ticks with High Infection Prevalence for the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora District, Ontario

2016; 13(11): 881-891. doi: 10.7150/ijms.16922 Abstract We document an established population of blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora... View Article

Toronto, Canada: Prevention and understanding key to dealing with Lyme disease in Ontario

Aug. 11, 2016, East York Mirror by Tara Hatherly Canadian government’s framework on Lyme disease in the works As the... View Article

First Record of Ixodes affinis Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Collected from a Migratory Songbird in Canada

Scott, et al. Published June 30th, 2016 Abstract Migratory songbirds transport hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) into Canada during northward spring... View Article

Ontario, Canada: East Gwillimbury BMX rider drives through tough competition [Lyme disease]

June 10th, 2016 East Gwillimbury Express by Simon Martin … “But Dorian had to leave Canada for four months to... View Article

CTV News Toronto, Canada: Within four years 80% of population will be living with Lyme disease carrying ticks

April 22, 2016 CTV reporter Pauline Chan warns the public to beware as tick season is upon us. She also... View Article

Hamilton-Wentworth area of Ontario found to have 41% of blacklegged ticks infected with Lyme disease causing bacteria

Prevalence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis at Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario John D. Scott, et... View Article

Belleville, Ontario, Canada: Lyme Disease a concern for Health Unit as more ticks test positive

Belleville News by Steve Petrick Nov 30th, 2015 Belleville – As a real estate agent in Centre Hastings, Steve Bancroft... View Article

More infected ticks found in Sudbury area

By Jim Moodie, The Sudbury Star, August 26th, 2015 The city is experiencing a minor rash of Lyme-carrying ticks, any one... View Article

Doctors concerned, cases of Lyme disease increase in Ontario

Daksha Rangan The Weather Network Saturday, July 25, 2015, 3:28 PM – Eastern Ontario has seen a surge in cases... View Article

Kakabeka Falls, Ont. man recovering from Lyme disease

It’s difficult to watch MIke Zettek, from Kakabeka Falls, Ont., about 30 km west of Thunder Bay, climb up a set of... View Article

Fellow Lyme disease sufferer bakes up help for Paige

BY SUE-ANN LEVY, TORONTO SUN May 26, 2015 TORONTO – I heard from Veronique Ayling first thing on the Sunday morning my... View Article

Toronto Public Health testing ticks for Lyme Disease

Wed, May 20: City of Toronto Public Health is testing ticks found in two city parks for Lyme Disease. They... View Article

Thunder Bay, Ontario: CBC- Victoria Day 2015: The unofficial start to tick season

The long holiday weekend marks the beginning of camping season across Ontario. But it also signals the start of tick... View Article

Toronto Sun: Suffering from the anguish of chronic Lyme disease [Stop denying, We are dying]

BY SUE-ANN LEVY, TORONTO SUN SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015 09:00 PM EDT TORONTO – Paige Spencer can’t remember a day in the past... View Article

Niagara, ON: ‘I want people to know about Lyme disease’

Smithville woman went three years before diagnosis Grimsby Lincoln News by Amanda Moore, May 13th, 2015 SMITHVILLE — Shortly after... View Article

Activists call for provincial Lyme disease strategy

May 6th, 2015 Jessica Bell from the Ontario Lyme Alliance and Jeanne Pacey who suffers from Lyme disease, spoke to... View Article

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