Comment on Schillberg, E., et al; 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 2018, 15, 2225.

John Scott

doi:10.3390/ijerph16111939

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I am filing three errata pertaining to the article (Schillberg et al [...].

Highlights

Ixodes scapularis in Northwestern Ontario: Results from Active and Passive Surveillance Activities in the Northwestern Health Unit Catchment Area
This particular enzootic study revealed nine tick species in close proximity to Kenora, Ontario, and eight of these ixodid ticks were infected with the Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl)
Schillberg et al report an average of two human Lyme disease cases (2011−2017) per year in the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) catchment, which suggests that under-detection and under-reporting by the medical profession in this area is a problem

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Introduction

Ixodes scapularis in Northwestern Ontario: Results from Active and Passive Surveillance Activities in the Northwestern Health Unit Catchment Area. This particular enzootic study revealed nine tick species in close proximity to Kenora, Ontario, and eight of these ixodid ticks were infected with the Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl). Failure to cite Scott et al [4], which highlights eight species of ticks that harbour Bbsl in the Kenora area, is a misrepresentation of ecological and epidemiological facts.

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