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Mount Allison University and Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation announce partnership in research.
Mount A researchers uniting expertise against Lyme disease May 5th, 2017 CumberlandNewsNow.com Fourteen researchers have come together to form the Lyme Research Network to provide a co-ordinated way to respond to the research needs of the Lyme community, to develop research that looks at the issue from new perspectives, and to share findings. The researchers…
One in three ticks in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, carries Lyme disease yet no help for the tens of thousands chronically ill across the country due to false information.
[CanLyme note: For decades Canadian health care leadership have downplayed the prevalence of Lyme disease (borreliosis) in ticks based upon poor surveillance protocol while ignoring reams of published research. They further downplayed the prevalence of this disease in humans with an outrageous, dangerous and deadly adherence to a testing policy that they knew missed most cases….
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The Scientist: The Search for Persisters
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It starts with a tick bite. This may be followed by the characteristic bullseye rash. And then the other symptoms of Lyme disease appear. Fever, fatigue, body aches, and headaches can all set in. For most patients diagnosed with Lyme disease, the symptoms fade as the infection is cleared following a course of antibiotics. But…
Mexico: Tick-borne illness spreads to Tijuana
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By Bob McPhail July 17, 2015 A second case of rickettsiosis, a potentially fatal tick-borne bacterial illness, has been reported in Tijuana, state health officials announced on Wednesday, July 15. Earlier reports of the disease had been confined mostly to Mexicali, where, according to multiple news reports, 25 people lost their lives to the illness…
Science, Fear, and the Realities of Lyme Disease in Canada
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I am a scientist and a Lyme disease sufferer, and I am writing to warn you about the realities of Lyme disease, and the failure of our governments to acknowledge its prevalence in Canada. This story is filled with controversy, I am one of its victims, and I am far from alone.
Global TV, Calgary : Lyme disease still a controversial diagnosis, as Alberta cases climb
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By Heather Yourex Health Reporter May 19th, 2014 CALGARY– Alberta Health officials are once again warning people to be on the lookout for ticks. Last year, the province collected and analyzed 960 ticks, and found burgdorferi bacteria. The bacteria most commonly linked to Lyme disease is present in about 20 per cent of black-legged ticks….
LymeNB reacts to CMAJ news article: Combatting Lyme disease myths and the ‘chronic Lyme industry’ by Wendy Glauser, Toronto. September 17, 2019
LymeNB was horrified to read the CMAJ news article published on September 17 that spoke about how the patient-facing toolkit being developed by the Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) in partnership with the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (AMMI) in Canada would serve to combat, as the title suggested, Lyme disease myths and the ‘chronic Lyme industry’. How disrespectful for the patient community! … Read full text
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Margaret Schaefer, Registered Nurse, Litchfield County Lyme Network
Picture a two year old child running through the beautiful fields and forests of Connecticut. Then picture two weeks down the line the child presents with a febrile illness in the middle of July. The parents are informed by the pediatrician that the child has a “summer flu”. The parents were not warned sufficiently … Read full text
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[CanLyme Note: The science is very weak for the effectiveness of prophylaxis. Doctors Canada wide are also improperly administering this as a treatment, not prevention. CanLyme receives many complaints from individuals. There is much misinformation in the medical literature, most of which comes from private infectious disease organizations who do not follow ethical standards for what constitutes medical evidence. Infectious disease physicians are not scientists yet they put themselves forward as experts, so be very wary of the following…]
Eugene Y.H., Resident physician, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
I see that this CMAJ article is mainly advocating against over-treating unconfirmed Lyme’s disease. However, I would also like to bring up the counterargument, in which clinicians hesitate to start Lyme disease prophylaxis that lead to adverse consequences to patients, such as arthritis and cranial nerve palsies… Read full text.
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