PLEASE NOTE: BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING COVID-19, MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. AS A PART OF THE UNIVERSITY, OUR LABORATORY IS CLOSED, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE UNIVERSITY REOPENS. TICKS MAY STILL BE SUBMITTED, HOWEVER TESTING WILL NOT BE PERFORMED UNTIL THE LABORATORY REOPENS.
WE RECOMMEND TICKS BE SENT TO GENETICKS CANADA,
WHICH IS STILL OPERATING OUT OF THEIR ONTARIO (PEFFERLAW) LOCATION.
SEE WWW.GENETICKS.CA FOR INSTRUCTIONS.  

Tick testing 
Submit your Ticks 

If you want to submit ticks for identification or testing for Borrelia, please follow the links and directions under the "ticks" tab above.

Research

Current research projects focus on ticks, Lyme disease in dogs and cats, wildlife reservoirs and Lyme disease in humans. Find out more by selecting the tabs above. 

Community engagement

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