| extensive distribution of the lyme disease bacterium, borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, in multiple tick species parasitizing avian and mammalian hosts across canada. | lyme disease, caused by the spirochetal bacterium, borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (bbsl), is typically transmitted by hard-bodied ticks (acari: ixodidae). whenever this tick-borne zoonosis is mentioned in medical clinics and emergency rooms, it sparks a firestorm of controversy. denial often sets in, and healthcare practitioners dismiss the fact that this pathogenic spirochetosis is present in their area. for distribution of bbsl across canada, we conducted a 4-year, tick⁻host study (2013⁻2016) ... | 2018 | 30424543 |