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Abstract Residents of remote and Indigenous communities might experience higher exposure to some zoonotic parasites than the general North American population. Human sero-surveillance conducted in two Saulteaux communities found 113 volunteers exposed as follows: Trichinella (2.7%), Toxocara canis (4.4%), Echinococcus (4.4%), and Toxoplasma gondii (1.8%). In dogs, 41% of 51 fecal samples were positive for at…
A longtime activist who raised awareness about the dangers of Lyme disease in Manitoba has died. Elizabeth Wood was 65. Lorne Wood said in an interview from Emerson his wife died Thursday of a stroke she suffered late Wednesday night. She leaves five children and 12 grandchildren. ‘The Lyme disease community in Canada has…
We were deeply saddened with the sudden loss of Manitoban Elizabeth Wood this past week. Liz’s personal battle with Lyme, despite being a difficult journey of education and endurance, was often shadowed by her advocacy efforts for others. Her ongoing struggle and efforts to further recognition and treatment for Lyme sufferers in Manitoba, particularly those…
The mother of a three-year-old boy diagnosed with Lyme disease says she is being harassed on social media since making a public plea for help. Kayla Lambert says some Facebook users are accusing her of lying about her son’s condition and says many of the things being said about Noah are simply not true. “That…
Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark has called on the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to improve the way Ontarians who suspect they have Lyme disease are diagnosed and treated. In a Member’s Statement on Thursday, March 5, Clark said the health-care system is failing Ontarians with the disease, including many in Leeds-Grenville – which has…
Abstract: The diagnoses of Lyme disease based on clinical manifestations, serological findings and detection of infectious agents often contradict each other. We tested 52 blind-coded serum samples, including 20 pre-treatment and 12 post-treatment sera from clinically suspect Lyme disease patients, for the presence of residual Lyme disease infectious agents, using nested PCR amplification of a…
March 6th, 2014, Fernie, BC, Canada Every spring, I am one of the many that flock to the South Country to bike as I await the annual snowpack melt. I have been warned of the ticks in the area often, but have never been too worried about them. I have a helmet on my head……
By Doug Hartline, Health Director on March 5, 2014 When you see the statistic that Redding had only 10 Lyme disease cases in 2012, you might ask, How can that be? To help put the yearly Redding case numbers in perspective, recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that there are approximately…
Watch Elizabeth May as she introduces Bill C-442 into parliament for second reading on March 3rd, 2014. Twenty minutes in length. Watch now
NEW WATERFORD – A New Waterford woman who believes her son has Lyme disease is overwhelmed by the support she’s received since going public. “It’s unbelievable – people stopping by with donations and asking about Noah, the phone calls, the messages – the amount of support is someting I never expected,” said Kayla Lambert. “It…
March 4th, 2014, On March 3rd, 2014 in Canada’s House of Commons, Elizabeth May brought her private member’s Bill C-442, the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act, to the floor for second reading. It has support across all parties. The one point that CanLyme has received many emails and phone calls about in the past 24…
A bill that would establish a “Lyme disease task force” has passed the Iowa Senate last week with 49 yeas and no nays, according to Gov Track.US. The legislation, Senate File 2090, now heads to the Iowa House of Representatives for a vote. The bill would require the Iowa Department Public Health to establish and…
Joanne Schnurr, CTV Ottawa Published Monday, March 3, 2014 5:10PM EST Last Updated Monday, March 3, 2014 6:42PM EST A tiny bug is taking center stage at the House of Commons in Ottawa. Lyme disease is a debilitating illness caused by a deer tick. Now, the Green Party’s Elizabeth May is urging…
Online Ahead of Print: February 27, 2014 Author information Luciano Toma,1,* *These authors contributed equally to this work. Fabiola Mancini,1,* Marco Di Luca,1 Jacopo G. Cecere,2,6 Riccardo Bianchi,1 Cristina Khoury,1 Elisa Quarchioni,3 Francesca Manzia,4 Giovanni Rezza,1 and Alessandra Ciervo1 1Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immuno-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. 2Ricerca Fauna,…
Says National Geographic commenting on Canadian researcher Marianne Middelveen’s recent findings, “A new study that points to sexual transmission has added to the controversy. Part of our weekly “In Focus” series–stepping back, looking closer. Rampant disagreement over what constitutes Lyme disease–in particular, who may have contracted it and how, and how long it lasts–has spawned…
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