Ontario continues to see an expansion of the blacklegged tick across the province. As its establishment increases, surveillance of the species and tick-borne pathogens is imperative to inform public health action. This session will describe a recent analysis of the occurrence of anaplasmosis, a tick-borne disease, in Ontario. This will be followed by a summary of the tick identification service eTick and how it can be used by the public as a form of passive tick surveillance.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe serological, clinical and epidemiological aspects of human granulocytic anaplasmosis
- Identify areas of Ontario with a higher risk of Anaplasma phagocytophilum exposure
- Describe the uses of passive tick surveillance services such as eTick