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Canadian public health officials have been warning about the rise in the number of ticks in Canada and the increased risk of Lyme disease. Thousands of dollars spent … quality of life is back. Alberta Health says no humans cases… hmmm? Randomly spread disease in Saskatchewan and BC… hmmm? What aren’t they telling you? Listen Here
After much negative media attention in 2008 relative to the poor quality of health care relating to Lyme disease in BC, the provincial Minister of Health and Deputy Minister of Health had to act. Also, that year questions posed by the opposition critic David Cubberley to the Minister of Health proved to be difficult for…
Lyme Disease Challenges for Family Caregivers and Family Members August 14, 2012 Hosted by Dr. Gordon Atherley Jim Wilson, President and founder of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, is himself a victim of Lyme disease and the father of victims of Lyme disease. Janet Sperling is a trained entomologist whose 15 year-old son fell desperately…
The Thirteenth Annual ILADS professional conference is focused on evidence-based medicine as it relates to Lyme disease and other tick- borne illnesses. More Info
Lack of familiarity may mean disease goes undiagnosed. Lyme disease in Alberta has the potential to spike in coming years, with new information pointing to an increased population of disease-carrying ticks. “We have found that some of the ticks are present in Alberta and a small number have been found to have Lyme in them,”…
CBC TV Ottawa … Lyme disease ticks likely breeding in Ottawa Ticks carrying Lyme disease are likely breeding in Ottawa, leading to an increase in reported cases, according to a doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). Lyme disease is a bacterial infection often transmitted by an infected tick and causing muscle pain,…
NORTHUMBERLAND — A rise in Lyme disease cases in Ontario has the local health unit urging people to be cautious. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) said the population of blacklegged ticks is spreading into new areas of the province and with them, comes the possibility of transmitting Lyme disease. The ticks…
Mise en garde contre la maladie de Lyme à Ottawa Le bureau de Santé publique d’Ottawa a lancé une campagne d’information sur la maladie de Lyme, une infection causée par une bactérie transmise par la piqûre d’une tique infectée. Chaque année, environ cinq cas sont signalés dans la grande région de la capitale nationale, mais…
Despite its many delights, summer also brings its fair share of pestilence. One, called babesiosis, has only recently been widely recognized as a potentially serious outdoor hazard. According to a very detailed study conducted on Block Island, R.I., it could eventually rival Lyme disease as the most common tick-borne ailment in the United States. But…
Experts say it’s because of increased precipitation during summer Albertans normally don’t have to worry about ticks that carry Lyme disease, but it’s a different story this summer. Alberta Health has confirmed two cases since June that may have been homegrown. Alberta’s dry prairie climate used to keep those pests at bay, but researchers say…
“Our studies do however offer proof of the principle that intact spirochetes can persist in an incidental host comparable to humans, following antibiotic therapy. Additionally, our experiments uncover residual antigen associated with inflammatory foci.” Embers ME, Barthold SW, Borda JT, Bowers L, Doyle L, et al. (2012) Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Rhesus Macaques following…
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011;5(5):e1186. Epub 2011 May 31. Reis C, Cote M, Le Rhun D, Lecuelle B, Levin ML, Vayssier-Taussat M, Bonnet SI. Source Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, USC INRA Bartonella-Tiques, ANSES, Maisons-Alfort, France. Abstract Bartonella spp. are facultative intracellular vector-borne bacteria associated with several emerging diseases in humans and animals all…
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a tick-borne infectious disease with variable symptoms. The most common manifestation of LB is an expanding rash on the skin but frequently arthritic or neurological and occasionally cardiac or ocular symptoms are seen.
Lyme borreliosis (LB), also known as Lyme disease, is emerging as a serious tick- borne illness across Canada. More than three decades of research on LB in North America and Europe have provided a large, complex body of research involving well-documented difficulties at several levels.
Pathogenic spirochetes are bacteria that cause a number of emerging and re-emerging diseases worldwide, including syphilis, leptospirosis, relapsing fever, and Lyme borreliosis
The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation is dedicated to promoting research, education, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and associated diseases.
