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Hamilton scientist who discovered cause of Lyme disease dies
ByCanLyme Team November 20, 2014April 21, 2023
November 19, 2014 10:00 pm HAMILTON – To the world, Willy Burgdorfer will always be remembered as the scientist who discovered the cause of Lyme disease. In Hamilton, the former Rocky Mountain Laboratories scientist will be remembered as a patient and kind mentor to the researchers who followed in his footsteps, as well as a community…
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Canada’s Bill C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease passes 2nd reading in the senate.
ByCanLyme Team September 20, 2014April 21, 2023
Second Reading–Debate Adjourned Hon. Janis G. Johnson moved second reading of Bill C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease. She said: Honourable senators, it is a great honour to address Bill C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease. I thank Elizabeth May, member of Parliament, for asking me to…
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Listen to testimony of Elizabeth May, MP, Jim Wilson, CanLyme, and Nicole Bottles, patient as they speak to the federal government of Canada’s Health Committe on Bill C-442 the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act
ByCanLyme Team June 1, 2014April 21, 2023
This is a private member’s Bill put before parliament that looks like it will pass into law as a result of all party support. A private member’s Bill can only ask for limited action. It cannot ask government to commit money for example. This Bill was written to be the best it could be within…
Read More Listen to testimony of Elizabeth May, MP, Jim Wilson, CanLyme, and Nicole Bottles, patient as they speak to the federal government of Canada’s Health Committe on Bill C-442 the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act
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Brampton Lyme Walk this Saturday
ByCanLyme Team May 9, 2014April 21, 2023
BRAMPTON– Hers was a lone voice– that often turned hoarse– as she called upon the government and health practitioners to sit up and take notice of the debilitating effects of Lyme disease. Brampton resident Marlene Spies did not give up even when it seemed no was listening, but in the last four years, her advocacy…
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Parliament – Bill C-442 transcript and patient concerns over term “Best Practices”
ByCanLyme Team March 4, 2014April 21, 2023
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…
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CanLyme submits letter in support of private members Bill C-442, “An Act respecting a National Lyme Disease Strategy”
ByCanLyme Team February 18, 2014April 11, 2024
Summary and Opinion on Bill C-442, “An Act respecting a National Lyme Disease Strategy” Lyme disease (borreliosis) can be contracted in any part of Canada through migratory birds that transplant ticks randomly. The ticks themselves are establishing populations more and more frequently across Canada with ever increasing rates of infection with Lyme disease. A national…
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Vancouver Island hawk is first to be found with ticks carrying Lyme bug
ByCanLyme Team February 9, 2014April 21, 2023
BY AMY SMART, TIMES COLONIST FEBRUARY 9, 2014 4:00 PM A Vancouver Island hawk is the first raptor to join the list of species believed to spread Lyme disease. Research scientist John Scott said the Cooper’s hawk was found with 22 ticks on it, four of which were infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease….
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Lyme Disease May Be Sexually Transmitted, Study Suggests
ByCanLyme Team January 25, 2014April 21, 2023
From study author Marianne Middelveen: Motile spirochetes identified as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto were cultured from vaginal and seminal secretions and that supports other evidence that there could be sexual transmission. We are at the early stages of investigation and there is a lot more that we have to learn. We are doing a larger study…
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CanLyme Venture Grants Policy
ByCanLyme Team November 16, 2013July 10, 2024
This policy is out of date. Please reference our newest Venture Grants policy. POSTED NOVEMBER 16, 2013 BY CANLYME UPDATED January, 2022 The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation Venture Grants Program supports research on Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases. The Foundation’s goal is to increase knowledge and understanding of borrelioses in Canada, and to support high quality…
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TICKED OFF: THE MYSTERY OF LYME DISEASE
ByCanLyme Team September 18, 2013April 21, 2023
On Thursday, October 10th, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki aired their episode on Lyme disease. https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/ticked-off-the-mystery-of-lyme-disease (only available for viewing inside Canada) We have had many comments while others have offered comments at the above link. The general consensus is that if any rational person watched Dr. Gary Wormser from the Infectious Disease…
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Winery owner building research centre for Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team July 5, 2013April 21, 2023
ByJoanna Frketich The founder of an Ontario winery with area connections is working to create a research facility for Lyme disease with the hope it will one day test and treat patients. Rossana Di Zio Magnotta saw firsthand the lack of knowledge in Canada on how to diagnose and treat the debilitating disease as her…
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LYME DISEASE IN QUEBEC – A TICKING TIMEBOMB
ByCanLyme Team June 3, 2013April 21, 2023
For The Gazette by Robert J. Galbraith [CanLyme: We have had enough of bureaucrats making decisions to withold information from the public, alleging “panic” will unfold. Nonsense, lives will be saved, healthcare costs will be greatly reduced, families will not be destroyed] Montreal-Quebec’s leading authority in the science of tick biology says that the southern…
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Lyme in BC | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
Woman is finally able to put name to debilitating disease
ByCanLyme Team May 24, 2013April 21, 2023
Tsawwassen resident Karen Marchand says she used to pride herself on being a healthy person, but all that changed a few years ago. In late 2008, she began suffering from a range of symptoms – back pain as well as ear and throat infections. “Just all these things started happening,” she says. Then, in January…
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New Brunswicker tackles Lyme disease issues
ByCanLyme Team May 23, 2013April 21, 2023
Stephanie Stoneleigh… “Just want you to know I have sent this letter this morning to about 75 contacts in hopes that they will sign the Petition put forward by Randy Hillier, M.P.P” …. Dear Friends, Relatives and Co-Workers in my Health Battle: I need to let you know that I am sending this email…
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Alberta: Province expands tick surveillance program
ByCanLyme Team May 20, 2013April 21, 2023
Albertans have been asked to keep their eyes peeled for a little black bug over the next few months, one that likes to hitch a ride on your canine companion. The Alberta government has recently expanded its tick surveillance program, asking individuals to submit ticks they find to the nearest participating environmental public health office,…
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News from CanLyme

Hamilton scientist who discovered cause of Lyme disease dies

Canada’s Bill C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease passes 2nd reading in the senate.

Listen to testimony of Elizabeth May, MP, Jim Wilson, CanLyme, and Nicole Bottles, patient as they speak to the federal government of Canada’s Health Committe on Bill C-442 the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act

Brampton Lyme Walk this Saturday

Parliament – Bill C-442 transcript and patient concerns over term “Best Practices”

CanLyme submits letter in support of private members Bill C-442, “An Act respecting a National Lyme Disease Strategy”

Vancouver Island hawk is first to be found with ticks carrying Lyme bug

Lyme Disease May Be Sexually Transmitted, Study Suggests

CanLyme Venture Grants Policy

TICKED OFF: THE MYSTERY OF LYME DISEASE

Winery owner building research centre for Lyme Disease

LYME DISEASE IN QUEBEC – A TICKING TIMEBOMB

Woman is finally able to put name to debilitating disease

New Brunswicker tackles Lyme disease issues

Alberta: Province expands tick surveillance program

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