Scott JD.

Research
First isolation of Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, from blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, removed from a bird in nova Scotia, Canada.
ByCanLyme Team December 12, 2012April 21, 2023
The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, has been isolated from a blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, removed from a songbird in Canada. On 28 May 1999, this engorged blacklegged tick nymph was removed from a common yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas, collected during bird banding on Bon Portage Island, Nova Scotia. The Atlantic Bird Observatory participated in collecting…
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Miscellaneous | Research
Birds disperse ixodid (Acari: Ixodidae) and Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks in Canada
ByCanLyme Team December 12, 2012April 21, 2023
Scott JD, Fernando K, Banerjee SN, Durden LA, Byrne SK, Banerjee M, Mann RB, Morshed MG. Source Lyme Disease Association of Ontario, Fergus, Canada Abstract A total of 152 ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) consisting of nine species was collected from 82 passerine birds (33 species) in 14 locations in Canada from 1996 to 2000. The…
Read More Birds disperse ixodid (Acari: Ixodidae) and Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks in Canada

First isolation of Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, from blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, removed from a bird in nova Scotia, Canada.