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by Joanne Shuttleworth, Mercury staff, Mon May 14 2012
GUELPH — John Scott has found ticks infected with the Lyme disease bacterium on songbirds, blowing the lid off the notion that the devastating disease can be contained and controlled within a geographic boundary.
[Canlyme Note: The Lyme disease guidelines of the IDSA, AAN, and ACR are simply a further example of their continued assault on scientific peer reviewed evidence. Science is ignored and their intentional misinformation becomes intrenched, causing untold harm to millions of sufferers globally including pregnant women and fetuses. Canadian infectious disease physician, William R Bowie continues…
December 27th, 2017 Johnny Bower, Canadian hockey legend and amazing humanitarian passed away on December 26th, 2017. He was a hero to so many in the 1960’s and beyond including myself (Jim Wilson, President, CanLyme – a dogged Toronto Maple Leaf fan from about age 7, to today, age 64). How does this relate to…
PENTICTON — The Lyme Sucks Challenge #lymesuckschallenge may be the next social media craze, at least that’s what Penticton resident Sue McDougall is hoping. The challenge involves sucking on a lime and broadcasting it on social media. McDougall is passionately involved in this challenge because she has been living with Lyme disease for more than…
Abstract Lyme disease (LD) is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl). After transmission to humans by ticks, Bbsl spreads to multiple organs, leading to arthritis, carditis, and neuroborreliosis. No effective prophylaxis against human LD prior to tick exposure is currently availa-ble. Thus, a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against LD is needed. The establishment of LD…
August 20, 2014 09:47:10 PM | Last updated: August 20, 2014 09:47:10 PM Every year, hundreds of Canadians are diagnosed with Lyme disease. According to Lyme disease advocates thousands are living with illness caused by a tick bite it without even knowing they have it. CHCH News followed up Wednesday with Shelby Macneil, the subject of a…
[ CanLyme note: Western Canadian ticks often come from migratory birds from California and other western states. Borrelia bissettii was found in the province of British Columbia well over a decade ago, yet there is still no human test that properly tests for it and many other Borrelia genotypes known to occur. Patients in Canada are…
