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Lyme disease subverts immune system, prevents future protection

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July 2nd, 2015 – University of California, Davis  The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are able to trick an animal’s immune system into not launching a full-blown immune response or developing lasting immunity to the disease, report researchers at the University of California, Davis. The discovery may explain why some human patients remain vulnerable to…

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Iceland : Ticks are here to stay.

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Published July 4, 2015 Ticks in Iceland are likely here to stay, according to Vísir.is. Entomologist Erling Ólafsson told Vísir that all indications point to ticks now being a more or less permanent part of Iceland’s ecosystem, saying that they have been found all over the country, apart from the highlands. As reported, there were…

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LYME DISEASE – OUR FIGHT TO PAY IT FORWARD

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June 30th, 2015 My family’s fight against Lyme disease is relatively new, but we learned quickly of the controversy surrounding Lyme Disease. Three months ago, my wife (Theresa) was bit by a tick in our backyard in Calgary, Alberta (Canada). At the time, we didn’t realize what we were dealing with. After a rapid decline…

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Nova Scotia: Lyme disease-carrying ticks infecting more dogs in Shelburne County

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Published on June 23, 2015 AmyWoolvett SHELBURNE -The number of documented cases of Lyme disease in people, a tick-borne illness, has tripled in recent years in Nova Scotia. Those figures are are even more startling in dogs, especially in Shelburne County. When Jordan Branch Veterinary employee, Theressa Bower, first began testing canines for Lyme and…

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Victoria, BC: 19 year old Victoria teen has fought Lyme Disease for 6 years

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[CanLyme note:  Yet another case with eerily similar symptoms and circumstances to the others reported over the past few years.  Negative BC test, positive US test at certified US labs that the BC CDC say offer false positive tests, while the province provides no evidence for that.  In fact there is an abundance of evidence…

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Springhill, NS: Ticks become talk at Springhill search and rescue hall

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June 22nd, 2015 by Christopher Gooding SPRINGHILL – It’s enough to make anyone want to stay out of the woods. Well, almost anyone. Springhill and Pugwash Ground Search and Rescue members met July 17 to learn about the increasingly prevalent world of ticks. Many searchers had their first experiences with the little critters known for…

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Chronic persistent late Lyme disease not a new phenomenon

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Chronic Lyme borreliosis in the laboratory mouse. Am J Pathol. 1993 Sep; 143(3): 959–971 Abstract C3H/HeJ mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with 10(7) uncloned Borrelia burgdorferi at 4 weeks of age and examined on days 30, 90, 180, and 360. Spirochetes were isolated from multiple tissues at all intervals. Joint and heart disease were present in…

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Read all Lyme disease presentations to the Ontario legislative committee on Bill 27 – June 1st, 2015

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Committee Transcripts: Standing Committee on Social Policy – 2015-Jun-01 – Bill 27, Provincial Framework and Action Plan concerning Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases Act, 2015   You can read the presentations of several Lyme groups and representatives as they give their opinion on Bill 27. Sadly what you won’t see is how the democratic process was completely…

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Global TV BC: Why Lyme Disease is on the rise

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Why is Lyme disease on the rise. Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation President and Founder Jim Wilson discusses the issues in an always too short but very appreciated interview. Your browser does not support frames. Click here to view the frameless video..

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CTV News: CanLyme discusses Lyme disease and misinformation

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June 15, 2015, CTV National news air brief news piece on Lyme Disease after the morning show, Canada AM, interviewed Dr. Neil Rau.  Dr Rau was providing poor information to the public on the spread of the ticks and disease in Canada, where you are at risk, and the accuracy of testing. See Dr. Rau’s…

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Ontario, Canada: Lyme Disease cross-Canada trek coming to Peterborough

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June 13th, 2015 PETERBOROUGH — Love doesn’t just come in the form of friendship. It can also involve bringing attention to someone’s illness and educating all of Canada on how it can help. Daniel Corso and his friend Tanner Cookson have decided to ride their bikes in honour of their dear friend, Adelaine Nohara, and…

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New tick-borne disease has severe symptoms worse than the Lyme disease

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[CanLyme note: It is our position this is not a new tick-borne disease. There has been no test for it in humans for decades. Recent Canadian research has shown it is present in ticks across our country. This is not a Lyme-like illness, Lyme disease is a borreliosis caused by many genotypes within the genus borrelia,…

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In Test Tube, ‘Pulse-Doses’ Of Antibiotic Wipe Out Lyme Disease Bacteria Persisters

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June 12, 2015 Carey Goldberg From the Northeast to the Midwest and beyond, it’s high season for Lyme disease. An estimated 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with the spreading, tickborne disease every year. Most can be successfully treated with antibiotics, but for some, symptoms persist for months and even years — pain, fatigue, arthritis. For me,…

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Could You Have Lyme Disease And Not Even Know It?

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The scary truth about this sneaky illness. by ZAHRA BARNES JUNE 1, 2015 After you get home from a glorious summer hike, you probably do a few things: post photos of the great outdoors to Instagram, take a quick shower, and chow down on some post-workout snacks. But if checking yourself for ticks isn’t a part of that…