/channels/news_feeds/all/term/Ticks/rss en /channels/channels/news/experts-rocky-mountain-spotted-fever-366509 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The first case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever was confirmed in Quebec this week. The tick-borne illness, which can be life threatening, is typically found in the United States.</p> <p><b>Virginie Millien is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at 91ºÚÁÏÍø and Curator of Zoology at the Redpath Museum.</b> She can speak to how climate change and shifting habitats are enabling ticks to spread into new regions.</p> <p><span><span>virginie.millien</span> [at] <span>mcgill.ca</span></span> (English, French)</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/rocky_mountain.jpg?itok=fknJ_el4" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:36:52 +0000 webfull 210578 at /channels /channels/channels/news/tick-borne-pathogens-increasingly-widespread-central-canada-343574 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Tick-borne pathogens, known for causing illnesses such as Lyme disease, are on the rise in Central Canada – presenting new risks in areas where they were never previously detected.</p> <p>The findings from researchers at 91ºÚÁÏÍø and the University of Ottawa demonstrate the need for more comprehensive testing and tracking to detect the spread and potential risk of tick-borne pathogens to human and wildlife populations throughout Canada.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/tick-trail.jpg?itok=DctXYAqO" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">17 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:01:59 +0000 webfull 184572 at /channels