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Recorded Webinar: National Tick Awareness Month
March 4, 2024
On Friday, March 1, 2024, we were joined by Dr. Heather Coatsworth (PHAC) and Ms. Amal El Nabbout (Dalhousie University) for a live webinar to kick off National Tick Awareness Month.
Dr. Coatsworth reviewed tick surveillance in Canada, how tick and tick-borne disease distribution is changing, including emerging pathogens and potential drivers for this change. Ms. El Nabbout, lead author of a recently published Canadian study focused on cold tolerance of Ixodes scapularis infected with Borrelia Burgdorferi, shared the importance of being vigilant of tick risk, especially during colder months. There was a review on how ticks infected with tick-borne pathogens, like Borrelia burgdoferi, may be making ticks “fitter” and how this impacts our risk in Canada.