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: *
2. True or False. The infection prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in blacklegged ticks is typically lower than the infection prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi. *
3. The areas of Canada with the highest infection prevalence of A. phagocytophilum are: *
4. The purpose of the Canadian Lyme Sentinel Network is to: *
5. The preferred hosts for the Asian longhorned tick are: *
6. True or False. The Asian longhorned tick has not been found on migratory birds. *
7. Parthenogenetic means that a tick species: *
8. True or False. A female brown dog tick can feed on a dog for up to 21 days. *
9. This tick species can survive in warm, dry habitats: *
10. True or False. Routine pathogen testing of ticks removed from companion animals is a recommended diagnostic practice. *