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

We document an established population of blacklegged ticks, , on Corkscrew Island, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. Primers of the outer surface protein A () gene, the flagellin () gene, and the flagellin B () gene were used in the PCR assays to detect sensu lato (s.l.

Detection of Borrelia Genomospecies 2 in Ixodes spinipalpis Ticks Collected from a Rabbit in Canada.

Lyme disease is a serious health problem, with many patients requiring in-depth clinical assessment and extended treatment. In the present study, we provide the first records of the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus , and Ixodes spinipalpis parasitizing eastern cottontails, Sylvilagus floridanus . We also documented a triple co-infestation of 3 tick species (Ixodes angustus, I.

Prevalence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis at Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario.

Lyme disease has emerged as a major health concern in Canada, where the etiological agent, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), a spirochetal bacterium, is typically spread by the bite of certain ticks.