Emerging trends in ticks and tick-borne diseases

Presented by Katie Clow, DVM, PhD

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Questions

1. The following factors have been the largest contributors to changes in tick populations in Canada: *

Pet population growth, biodiversity loss, climate change

Climate change, international travel, habitat change

Tick population evolution, bird migration, pesticide resistance

Urbanization, international travel, tick population evolution

2. True or False. The infection prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in blacklegged ticks is typically lower than the infection prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi. *

True

False

3. The areas of Canada with the highest infection prevalence of A. phagocytophilum are: *

Vancouver Island

Southwestern Ontario and New Brunswick

Southern Manitoba and eastern Ontario

Southwestern Quebec and Nova Scotia

4. The purpose of the Canadian Lyme Sentinel Network is to: *

Collect longitudinal data on the status of tick populations across Canada

Develop a biobank of clinical specimens for tick-borne diseases

Evaluate the utility of diagnostic tests for Lyme disease

Educate the public on tick bite prevention

5. The preferred hosts for the Asian longhorned tick are: *

Humans

Companion animals

Birds

Large mammals

6. True or False. The Asian longhorned tick has not been found on migratory birds. *

True

False

7. Parthenogenetic means that a tick species: *

Is invasive

Takes massive blood meals

Transmits pathogens

Reproduces without a male

8. True or False. A female brown dog tick can feed on a dog for up to 21 days. *

True

False

9. This tick species can survive in warm, dry habitats: *

Asian longhorned tick

Lone star tick

Brown dog tick

Blacklegged tick

10. True or False. Routine pathogen testing of ticks removed from companion animals is a recommended diagnostic practice. *

True

False