TY - JOUR AU - Kulkarni, Manisha AU - Narula, Isha AU - Slatculescu, Andreea AU - Russell, Curtis T1 - Lyme Disease Emergence after Invasion of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, Ontario, Canada, 2010–2016 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 2 SP - 328 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Analysis of surveillance data for 2010–2016 in eastern Ontario, Canada, demonstrates the rapid northward spread of Ixodes scapularis ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi, followed by increasing human Lyme disease incidence. Most spread occurred during 2011–2013. Continued monitoring is essential to identify emerging risk areas in this region. KW - Lyme disease KW - Borrelia burgdorferi KW - Ixodes KW - Canada KW - epidemiology KW - tickborne diseases KW - Ixodes scapularis KW - vector-borne disease KW - bacteria KW - blacklegged tick DO - 10.3201/eid2502.180771 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-0771_article ER - End of Reference