Reply to Comment on “Distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Northwestern Ontario: Results from Active and Passive Surveillance Activities in the Northwestern Health Unit Catchment Area”
Conflicts of Interest
References
- Nava, S.; Beati, L.; Labruna, M.B.; Cáceres, A.G.; Mangold, A.J.; Guglielmone, A.A. Reassessment of the taxonomic status of Amblyomma cajennense with the description of three new species, Amblyomma tonelliae n. sp., Amblyomma interandinum n. sp. and Amblyomma patinoi n. sp., and reinstatement of Amblyomma mixtum, and Amblyomma sculptum (Ixodida: Ixodidae). Ticks Tick-Borne Dis. 2014, 5, 252–276. [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
- Scott, J.D.; Foley, J.E.; Clark, K.L.; Anderson, J.F.; Durden, L.A.; Manord, J.M.; Smith, M.L. Established population of blacklegged ticks with high infection prevalence for the Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora District, Ontario. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2016, 13, 881–891. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Scott, J.D.; Clark, K.L.; Anderson, J.F.; Foley, J.E.; Young, M.R.; Durden, L.A. Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, Detected in Multiple Tick Species at Kenora, Ontario, Canada. J. Bacteriol. Parasitol. 2017, 8, 304. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Ogden, N.H.; St.-Onge, L.; Barker, I.K.; Brazeau, S.; Bigras-Poulin, M.; Charron, D.F.; Francis, C.M.; Heagy, A.; Lindsay, L.R.; Maarouf, A.; et al. Risk maps for range expansion of the Lyme disease vector, Ixodes scapularis, in Canada now and with climate change. Int. J. Health Geogr. 2008, 7, 24. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Ogden, N.H.; Radojević, M.; Wu, X.; Duvvuri, V.R.; Leighton, P.A.; Wu, J. Estimated effects of projected climate change on the basic reproductive number of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis. Environ. Health Perspect. 2014, 122, 631–638. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- McPherson, M.; García-García, A.; Cuesta-Valero, F.J.; Beltrami, H.; Hansen-Ketchum, P.; MacDougall, D.; Ogden, N.H. Expansion of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in Canada inferred from CMIP5 climate projections. Environ. Health Perspect. 2017, 125, 057008. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Ebi, K.L.; Ogden, N.H.; Semenza, J.C.; Woodward, A. Detecting and attributing health burdens to climate change. Environ. Health Perspect. 2017, 125, 085004. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Ogden, N.H.; Bouchard, C.; Kurtenbach, K.; Margos, G.; Lindsay, L.R.; Trudel, L.; Nguon, S.; Milord, F. Active and passive surveillance and phylogenetic analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi elucidate the process of Lyme disease risk emergence in Canada. Environ. Health Perspect. 2010, 118, 909–914. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Gabriele-Rivet, V.; Arsenault, J.; Badcock, J.; Cheng, A.; Edsall, J.; Goltz, J.; Kennedy, J.; Lindsay, L.R.; Pelcat, Y.; Ogden, N.H. Different ecological niches for ticks of public health significance in Canada. PLoS ONE 2015, 10, e0131282. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Leighton, P.A.; Koffi, J.K.; Pelcat, Y.; Lindsay, L.R.; Ogden, N.H. Predicting the speed of tick invasion: An empirical model of range expansion for the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis in Canada. J. Appl. Ecol. 2012, 49, 457–464. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Share and Cite
Schillberg, E.; Lunny, D.; Lindsay, L.R.; Nelder, M.P.; Russell, C.; Mackie, M.; Coats, D.; Berry, A.; Young Hoon, K.N. Reply to Comment on “Distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Northwestern Ontario: Results from Active and Passive Surveillance Activities in the Northwestern Health Unit Catchment Area”. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2058. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16112058
Schillberg E, Lunny D, Lindsay LR, Nelder MP, Russell C, Mackie M, Coats D, Berry A, Young Hoon KN. Reply to Comment on “Distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Northwestern Ontario: Results from Active and Passive Surveillance Activities in the Northwestern Health Unit Catchment Area”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(11):2058. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16112058
Chicago/Turabian StyleSchillberg, Erin, Dorian Lunny, L. Robbin Lindsay, Mark P. Nelder, Curtis Russell, Mike Mackie, Dave Coats, Alex Berry, and Kit Ngan Young Hoon. 2019. "Reply to Comment on “Distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Northwestern Ontario: Results from Active and Passive Surveillance Activities in the Northwestern Health Unit Catchment Area”" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 11: 2058. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16112058