KEY POINTS The Ixodes scapularis tick is a vector implicated in multiple tickborne illnesses, including Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus disease. In Canada, ...

Anaplasmosis was considered rare in the province until fairly recently. Now, according to Public Health Ontario, it is becoming more common in Eastern Ontario, including in Ottawa.

Anaplasmosis can cause fever, headache, muscle aches, chills and severe respiratory illness, among other symptoms. If not treated, it can be life-threatening, especially in people with compromised ...