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-- Quebec has more Lyme than previously reported (see map on page 6)
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-- St. Lawrence River area found to harbour Lyme Aug 2006
2004
Here, in short, a summary of the principal data for 2004:
- we received 437 I. scapularis in 2004, which is equivalent to the number received in 2003 (423);
- on the whole, 1287 ticks were received, all confused species;
- what thus gives us a percentage of 33,9 % of I. scapularis (equivalent at 2003);
- the majority of I scapularis always comes from the animals (405/437 or 92,7 % including 304 on dogs, 99 on cats and 2 on horses). - the percentage of positive ticks with Bb is slightly lower than the average, that is to say 9,3 % in 2004 - what now carries the general average to 12,3 %, without distinction of source.
- the origin of the 40 positive ticks is as follows:
3 of human origin and 37 of animal origin (25 dogs and 12 cats).
- following the identification of the 40 positive ticks with Bb, we received 24 serums for detection of the disease of Lyme: 21 of animal origin and 3 of human origin. Of these 24 serums, 8 serums of animal origin proved to be positive with the immunofluorescence (title 1:256) (but none the serums of human origin): 5 of them proved to be positive with the first serum (titles of 1:256 (3), 1:512 (1) and 1:1024 (1)) and 3 with the second serum after seroconversion from 1:128 to 1:512 (7 dogs and 1 cat
- only one traveled to the USA).
- none the animals for which information is known (7) had been vaccinated.
We had the usual peaks in spring and the autumn.
Louise Trudel, Mr. Sc Parasitology INSPQ - Laboratory of public health of Quebec "
2003
For reference, here are several facts reported by Mme Louise Trudel of Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec:
Although the compilation of facts for the year 2003 is not completed, of a total of 1248 ticks processed by the laboratory, 34% were shown to be Ixodes scapularis, compared to 19.85% in 2002. Of these numbers, 91% of Ixodes ticks were from animals ...71% from dogs and 20% from cats. According to a partial compilation, about 10 to 15% of Ixodes carry Borrelia burgdorferi. In 2003, there were two peak seasons, one being an autumn peak from October to December and the other being a spring peak from April to June. The increase in numbers of Ixodes scapularis was truly significant that year. Is there an increase in the number of ticks in the environment or an increase in public awareness or an increase in veterinary clinic identification of ticks?
In a report by LSPQ, compiling facts from 1990 to 2002, more than 401 ticks were found on dogs and analyzed with 12% being carriers of Borrelia burgdorferi. With cats, of 167 ticks analyzed 16% were carriers of the bacteria. The ticks carrying the bacteria were found in the following regions: Monterégie, Montréal Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie, Laurentides, Mauricie ou Centre-du-Québec, Lanaudière, Laval and l'Outaouais.
If you would like to have a tick identified, here is the contact information. This service is free. Contact the person responsible to obtain specific mailing instructions. Often, the tick can be mailed in a small container with the tick immersed in water to prevent the tick from drying out.
Mme Louise Trudel, microbiologist
Laboratoire de Santé Pulbique du Québec
20 045 chemin Ste-Marie
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue (Québec)
H9X 3R5
Tel : 514-457-2070
Fax: 514-457-6346
references for further information:
Can Dis Wkly Rep. 1989 Dec 9;15(49):247. Lyme disease vector, Ixodes dammini (now known as Ixodes Scapularis), identified in Quebec.
Can Dis Wkly Rep. 1990 Feb 24;16(8):35-6. Lyme disease: first indigenous case in Quebec.
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