Response to letter regarding article "How far north are migrant birds transporting the tick Ixodes scapularis in Canada? Insights from stable hydrogen isotope analyses of feathers"

Affiliations

¹ National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada; Groupe de Recherche en Épidémiologie des Zoonoses et Santé Publique (GREZOSP), 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 7C6. Electronic address: nicholas.ogden@phac-aspc.gc.ca.
² Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, Dept. of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1. Electronic address: ibarker@golden.net.
³ Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, 1125 Colonel By, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0H3. Electronic address: Charles.Francis@ec.gc.ca.
⁴ Bird Studies Canada, 115 Front St., Port Rowan, ON, Canada N0E 1M0. Electronic address: aheagy@birdscanada.org.
⁵ Zoonotic Diseases & Special Pathogens Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, National Microbiology Laboratory, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Canada R3E 3R2. Electronic address: robbin.lindsay@phac-aspc.gc.ca.
⁶ Environment Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 3H5. Electronic address: keith.hobson@ec.gc.ca.

Comment

N H Ogden et al. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016 Mar.

. 2016 Mar;7(2):329-30.

doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.12.002. Epub 2015 Dec 23.

¹ National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada; Groupe de Recherche en Épidémiologie des Zoonoses et Santé Publique (GREZOSP), 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 7C6. Electronic address: nicholas.ogden@phac-aspc.gc.ca.
² Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, Dept. of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1. Electronic address: ibarker@golden.net.
³ Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, 1125 Colonel By, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0H3. Electronic address: Charles.Francis@ec.gc.ca.
⁴ Bird Studies Canada, 115 Front St., Port Rowan, ON, Canada N0E 1M0. Electronic address: aheagy@birdscanada.org.
⁵ Zoonotic Diseases & Special Pathogens Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, National Microbiology Laboratory, 1015 Arlington Street, Winnipeg, Canada R3E 3R2. Electronic address: robbin.lindsay@phac-aspc.gc.ca.
⁶ Environment Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 3H5. Electronic address: keith.hobson@ec.gc.ca.

Abstract

In this letter we respond to correspondence and clarify the intent and importance of our article.

Keywords: Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Migratory birds; Range expansion.

How far north are migrant birds transporting the tick Ixodes scapularis in Canada? Insights from stable hydrogen isotope analyses of feathers.
Ogden NH, Barker IK, Francis CM, Heagy A, Lindsay LR, Hobson KA. Ogden NH, et al. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2015 Sep;6(6):715-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.06.004. Epub 2015 Jun 12. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2015. PMID: 26100493
Studies abound on how far north Ixodes scapularis ticks are transported by birds.
Scott JD. Scott JD. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016 Mar;7(2):327-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.12.001. Epub 2015 Dec 17. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016. PMID: 26739029