Location of Ixodes spp. Found and Lyme Disease Status – 2007

Tick species Date found Location Found Host Species Lyme Disease?
Ixodes scapularis April 18 Nova Scotia Dog Negative
Ixodes texanus May 1 * St. Pierre-Miquelon Dog Identification Only
Ixodes scapularis May 24 Bay Bulls wooded area Dog Negative
Ixodes scapularis May 25 Pouch Cove wooded area Cat Negative
Ixodes scapularis May 28 Gushue’s Pond Park Dog Negative
Ixodes scapularis May 30 Corner Brook or Little Port Dog Negative
Ixodes scapularis June 8 Marystown Dog Negative
Ixodes scapularis June 13 Lourdes wooded area Dog Negative
Ixodes muris June 28 Robinsons Dog Negative
Ixodes scapularis July 31 St. David’s human ** Negative
Ixodes scapularis x 2 November 14 Niagara Falls, ON Dog *** Negative
Ixodes scapularis November 18 Eastern Seaboard of USA Dog **** Positive

* Ticks were collected spring of 2005 and stored in alcohol.

** Visiting from Halifax County, NS.

*** Dog had recently visited Niagara Falls, ON.

**** Dog had vacationed with owners along the US eastern seaboard.

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Last updated February 29, 2008