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Iceland : Ticks are here to stay.
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Published July 4, 2015 Ticks in Iceland are likely here to stay, according to Vísir.is. Entomologist Erling Ólafsson told Vísir that all indications point to ticks now being a more or less permanent part of Iceland’s ecosystem, saying that they have been found all over the country, apart from the highlands. As reported, there were…
CBC News: Lyme disease patients hope conference fixes ‘woefully inadequate’ healthcare
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Conference part of bill to create national framework for prevention, treatment and awareness Andrew Foote May 15th, 2016 CBC News Canadians living with Lyme disease say they hope a national conference in Ottawa helps fix the many issues they see with the way Canada diagnoses and treats the disease. The three-day conference with politicians,…
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The Scientist – Opinion: The “Money Culture” in Academic Biomedical Research
[CanLyme Note: This for profit money drive takes medical research away from cure to ‘a drug for every symptom’. In Canada, relative to Lyme disease, the private Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease of Canada (AMMI), is an extension of the ‘do not cure’ medical money machine. They offer opinion and poorly designed research to…
Albertans reporting fewer ticks amid social distancing; Expert predicts numbers will rise
After enjoying a day at Rundle Park in Edmonton, Dan Friesen and Katie Zimmerman didn’t consider the possibility of ticks. “We never hear about ticks,” Friesen said. “There in the bush, way out in the middle of nowhere, you don’t think they’re going to be in a city park.” It wasn’t until three days later…
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Provincial Testing Program? If they’re not finding it in people with their blood tests, what makes anyone think they will find it in ticks they test?