Possible effects of climate change on ixodid ticks and the pathogens they transmit: predictions and observations

NH Ogden, C Ben Beard, HS Ginsberg… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The global climate has been changing over the last century due to greenhouse gas
emissions and will continue to change over this century, accelerating without effective global …

Ticks, human babesiosis and climate change

JS Gray, NH Ogden - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The effects of current and future global warming on the distribution and activity of the primary
ixodid vectors of human babesiosis (caused by Babesia divergens, B. venatorum and B …

What is the real number of Lyme disease cases in Canada?

NH Ogden, C Bouchard, J Badcock, MA Drebot… - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Lyme disease is emerging in Canada due to expansion of the range of the tick
vector Ixodes scapularis from the United States. National surveillance for human Lyme …

Evidence for Host-Genotype Associations of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto

S Mechai, G Margos, EJ Feil, N Barairo, LR Lindsay… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Different genotypes of the agent of Lyme disease in North America, Borrelia burgdorferi
sensu stricto, show varying degrees of pathogenicity in humans. This variation in …

Zoonoses

NH Ogden, LR Lindsay, MA Drebot - Climate Change and Animal …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Zoonoses are infectious diseases in which pathogens are transmitted from animals to
humans. The occurrence of many zoonoses depends on weather and climate, which affect …