How to Remove a Tick
If a tick is removed within 24 hours, the chances of it transmitting Lyme disease or other infections are less.
Not all tick removal methods are safe. Certain removal methods may increase your chances of contracting Lyme disease.
Safe Tick Removal[CanLyme Note: Due to the proximity to the Canadian border and the role of our friendly migratory birds in importing... View Article
November 2016 Abstract: The clinical diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis can be supported by various test methodologies; test kits are available... View Article
December 7th, 2016 WASHINGTON (NEWS10) – The U.S. Senate passed legislation to combat Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The bill... View Article
Published Nov 2016 Abstract Although the majority of Lyme disease patients can be cured, at least 10–20% of the... View Article
Nov. 30th, 2016 Inquiry calls for Lyme funding, research A Senate committee has recommended the federal government urgently increase... View Article
Nov 7th, 2016 Vancouver – A warning from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) suggests three ticks collected in... View Article
Nov. 13th, 2016, By Catherine Thompson, Waterloo Region Record WATERLOO — His grandkids call him Jedi. As in the Jedi... View Article
Grants from Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation support existing research on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, new therapies, vulnerable populations ... View Article
Front. Microbiol., 04 November 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01744 Abstract Although the majority of Lyme disease patients can be cured, at least... View Article
2016; 13(11): 881-891. doi: 10.7150/ijms.16922 Abstract We document an established population of blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora... View Article
Le présent rapport a été préparé à titre informatif uniquement. Il vise à fournir un aperçu des messages clés exprimés... View Article
Dispelling myths … “Dr. Nevena Zubcevik of the Harvard Medical School, and co-director of the Dean Center for Tick-Borne Illnesses,... View Article
As a result of Elizabeth May’s private member’s Bill, (Bill 442), a federally funded national Lyme disease conference bringing scientists,... View Article
By Lenny Rowe Halifax town officials are taking steps to raise awareness about tick-borne diseases and viruses. Halifax Health Agent Cathy... View Article
posted October 2nd, 2016 From Mount Allison University, Take control of the Lyme research agenda Mount Allison University, with the... View Article
A recent study published in the Journal of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases examined the prevalence of ticks in the Quebec... View Article
