Table 1.
Tick species collected from avian and mammalian hosts in Canada, 2013–2016.
| Tick Species | Ticks Collected | Bites Humans | Ticks Tested | Ticks Bbsl-pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amblyomma americanum | 5 | Yes | NT | NT |
| Amblyomma dissimile | 1 | Occasional | NT | NT |
| Amblyomma longirostre | 27 | Rare | √ | +ve |
| Amblyomma maculatum | 3 | Yes | NT | NT |
| Amblyomma rotundatum | 1 | Rare | NT | NT |
| Dermacentor albipictus | 20 | Rare | √ | +ve |
| Dermacentor andersoni | 16 | Yes | NT | NT |
| Dermacentor variabilis | 175 | Yes | NT | NT |
| Haemaphysalis leporispalustris | 178 | Rare | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes affinis | 5 | Rare | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes angustus | 37 | Yes | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes auritulus | 88 | No | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes banksi | 18 | Rare | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes brunneus | 8 | Rare | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes cookei | 65 | Yes | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes dentatus | 2 | Occasional | √ | −ve |
| Ixodes gregsoni | 17 | No | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes marxi | 10 | Yes | √ | −ve |
| Ixodes minor | 1 | Rare | NT | NT |
| Ixodes muris | 31 | Yes | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes pacificus | 31 | Yes | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes rugosus | 25 | Rare | √ | −ve |
| Ixodes soricis | 1 | Rare | NT | NT |
| Ixodes spinipalpis | 43 | Occasional | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes scapularis | 432 | Yes | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes texanus | 18 | Rare | √ | +ve |
| Ixodes uriae | 7 | Yes | NT | NT |
| Total: 27 | 1265 | 14 | 18 | 15 |
NT, not tested; √, tick species tested; +ve, Bbsl positive; −ve, Bbsl negative.