Vett Lloyd, PhD
Sackville, New Brunswick
Dr. Vett Lloyd is a professor of biology at Mount Allison University working on ticks and the pathogens they transmit.
Dr. Lloyd is the co-founder of the Canadian Lyme Science Alliance, an organization that aims to unite scientists, clinicians, and patients in the quest for a more comprehensive understanding of Lyme disease.
She is also the founding member of the Canadian Lyme Consortium and the Mount Allison Lyme Disease Network, interdisciplinary networks of researchers tackling the biological, social and human dimensions of Lyme disease and incorporating the Lyme patient community as full partners in this endeavour.
She has a special interest in encouraging community and citizen science in tick surveillance activities as a way to help “tick proof” communities.
More about Dr. Lloyd’s publications.
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Prevalence of Infection and Co-Infection and Presence of Rickettsial Endosymbionts in Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Connecticut, USA.
Abstract Ixodes scapularis is currently known to transmit 7 pathogens responsible…
Chronic Lyme Disease: An Evidence-Based Definition by the ILADS Working Group
Abstract Objective: Chronic Lyme disease has been a poorly defined…
Talking Ticks and Lyme Disease Testing with Dr. Vett Lloyd
Most researchers are inspired to specialize in a particular field…