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Borrelia miyamotoi detected in Canada
In 2013, the first cases of Borrelia miyamotoi in North America were reported in the northeastern United States. Cases have also been described in Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan and the upper Midwestern United States. Ixodes ticks infected with B. miyamotoi have been found in other regions including several Canadian provinces, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal by Kadkhoda and colleagues. [1] But human cases of the disease have yet to be identified in this region.
