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A new Borrelia species discovered in BC ticks

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is a diverse bacterial group with a worldwide distribution of 20 named and 1 unnamed genospecies. B. burgdorferi sensu stricto seen in North America, B. afzelii and B. garinii in Europe,... Read More

Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in the South Okanagan, British Columbia: Active surveillance in ticks (Dermacentor andersoni) and deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Background Concerns about zoonoses Several species of ticks—arthropod ectoparasites such as Ixodes pacificus—transmit pathogens that cause the most frequently contracted zoono­ses in North America.[1] Human cases... Read More