Figure 1.

Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis ticks submitted through passive tick surveillance, Canada, 2019^a,b

^a Each dot represents the probable location of acquisition for an I. pacificus (n=691) or I. scapularis (n=9,858) tick submitted through passive surveillance

^b No passive surveillance was conducted in Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut for I. scapularis or I. pacificus ticks. Passive tick surveillance has been discontinued in the entire province of Nova Scotia, and some regions of Ontario and Québec; however, individuals could submit ticks directly to the National Microbiology Laboratory Branch from these jurisdictions