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Ottawa… Fighting Lyme Disease
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A small bug is causing big problems for hundreds of Canadians. The deer tick can carry bacteria that cause Lyme disease. If it’s caught early, Lyme disease is very treatable. But that’s the problem; it sometimes goes undiagnosed and Canadians who are very sick with this disease say they are being told it is all…
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Lyme Patient Advocates Denounce Intellectual Conflicts of Interest for Seven IDSA Guidelines Review Panelists
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Arlington, VA – WEBWIRE – Tuesday, April 21, 2015 The Mayday Project—a volunteer organization comprised of those touched by Lyme disease—wants to know the answer to the question: How can certain members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) review panel, those with entrenched intellectual conflicts of interest, be trusted to revise the guidelines…
Belleville, Ontario, Canada: Lyme Disease a concern for Health Unit as more ticks test positive
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Belleville News by Steve Petrick Nov 30th, 2015 Belleville – As a real estate agent in Centre Hastings, Steve Bancroft spends a fair bit of time walking around rural properties. These days, he always makes sure to tuck in his clothing so it’s covering his skin. He’s concerned about ticks and, more specifically, the disease…
New research shows risk for Lyme borreliosis in cities is much the same as in forested areas.
[CanLyme note: This should be done in Canadian cities] Published Nov. 21, 2017 Parasites and Vectors Ticks and the city – are there any differences between city parks and natural forests in terms of tick abundance and prevalence of spirochaetes? Abstract Background Ixodes ricinus ticks are commonly encountered in either natural or urban areas, contributing to Lyme…
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Illinois expands insurance coverage for those with tick-borne diseases and children requiring EpiPens
[CanLyme Note: Yet another U.S. state ignores the baseless dogma of the private group the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), that chronic treatable active infection does not exist after 3 weeks of antibiotics. Chronic treatable active infection does exist, is devastating, and requires long-term antibiotics just as many diseases do. The Public Health Agency of…
Lyme disease growing increasingly common in Quebec
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Originating in Lyme, Connecticut in the 1970s, the disease has now made its way North. Quebec’s first cases emerged in 2008. Since then, it has continued to spread at an alarming rate. “We are predicting a rate of expansion of seven or eight kilometers per year northward in southern Quebec,” said Virginie Millien, a professor…