Ten years of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) in Manitoba, Canada

Tuesday, November 17, 2015: 8:29 AM
208 C (Convention Center)
Kateryn Rochon , Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
L. Robbin Lindsay , Zoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Terry Galloway , Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
The first endemic population of blacklegged ticks in Manitoba, Canada, was discovered in 2006. Since then, surveillance efforts have documented the rapid expansion of the species in the province. This presentation will offer an overview of the past and current situation of blacklegged ticks and associated pathogens in Manitoba.
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