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Review of environmental management strategies to reduce tick populations
March 9, 2023
Key Messages Ticks can be found in any outdoor environment. In general, ticks are found in ground cover plants and shrubs, leaf litter, and within 3 metres of the…
Do-it-yourself (DIY) air cleaners: Evidence on effectiveness and considerations for safe operation
January 18, 2023
Key Messages A review of academic and technical literature showed that do-it-yourself (DIY) air cleaners performed similarly to commercial portable air cleaners in…
Mpox in personal service establishments: Low risk, but know the signs
November 23, 2022
Photo credit: US CDC. This digitally-colorized electron microscopic (EM) image depicted a mpox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin…
The impacts of climate and land use change on tick-related risks
November 23, 2022
Key Messages Ticks can be found in any environment. They are most commonly found in wooded areas with leaf litter, tall grassy areas, and shrub layers as well as…
Impacts of Canada’s changing climate on West Nile Virus vectors
November 10, 2022
Key Messages Habitat suitability for the WNV vectors Cx. pipiens, Cx. restuans, Cx. tarsalis and Ae. albopictus is predicted to expand under climate change in…
Pandemic experiences with manual ventilation and carbon dioxide (CO2) sensing in schools
October 19, 2022
Key Messages Schools employed a variety of different manual ventilation protocols to increase air exchange in naturally and mechanically ventilated buildings or…
We don’t need a better rat trap: Reconceptualising municipal rat management
September 29, 2022
Urban rats are an important issue globally. Despite ongoing efforts to manage rats, they continue to flourish in cities, indicating that municipalities have not been able to find or widely implement…
Surveying mosquito distribution in BC and Yukon Territory in a changing climate
August 30, 2022
Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animals due to the pathogens they spread, and these insects are found in a wide variety of habitats, from the tropics to the arctic, from sea level to the alpine…
Mosquitoes in a changing climate
August 17, 2022
Mosquitoes are vectors of numerous diseases worldwide. However, only certain species of mosquito can carry diseases, and even fewer of these species can survive Canada’s harsh winters. Of Canada’s…
A review of ticks in Canada and health risks from exposure
August 17, 2022
Key Messages Tick species are undergoing range expansions across Canada due to global warming, animal migration, and land fragmentation. It is estimated that their…