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Tick-borne diseases are a growing public health concern as their incidence and range have increased in recent decades. Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease in Canada due to northward expansion of the geographic range of  Ixodes scapularis , the principal tick vector for the Lyme disease agent  Borrelia burgdorferi , into central and eastern Canada. In this study the geographical distributions of Ixodid ticks, including  I .  scapularis , and environmental factors associated with their occurrence were investigated in New Brunswick, Canada, where few  I .  scapularis  populations have been found to date. Density of host-seeking ticks was evaluated by drag sampling of woodland habitats in a total of 159 sites.  Ixodes scapularis  ticks ( n  = 5) were found on four sites,  Ixodes muris  ( n  = 1) on one site and  Haemaphysalis leporispalustris  ( n  = 243) on 41 sites. One of four adult  I .  scapularis  ticks collected was PCR-positive for  B .  burgdorferi . No environmental variables were significantly associated with the presence of  I .  scapularis  although comparisons with surveillance data in neighbouring provinces (Québec and Nova Scotia) suggested that temperature conditions may be too cold for  I .  scapularis  (< 2800 annual degree days above 0°C [DD > 0°C]) across much of New Brunswick. In contrast, the presence of  H .  leporispalustris , which is a competent vector of tularaemia, was significantly ( P  < 0.05) associated with specific ranges of mean DD > 0°C, mean annual precipitation, percentage of clay in site soil, elevation and season in a multivariable logistic regression model. With the exception of some localized areas, temperature conditions and deer density may be too low for the establishment of  I .  scapularis  and Lyme disease risk areas in New Brunswick, while environmental conditions were suitable for  H .  leporispalustris  at many sites. These findings indicate differing ecological niches for two tick species of public health significance.

Different Ecological Niches for Ticks of Public Health Significance in Canada