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Medical Publications | Research
Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Powassan Virus Strains Infecting Ixodes scapularis in Connecticut.
ByCanLyme Team August 16, 2012April 21, 2023
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print] Anderson JF, Armstrong PM. Source Department of Entomology and Center for Vector Biology and Zoonotic Diseases, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut. Abstract A total of 30 Powassan virus (POWV) isolates from Ixodes scapularis collected from Bridgeport and North Branford, CT…
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Featured | For Physicians | International News
Invisibly iIl – A sneak preview of the documentary out of Australia
ByCanLyme Team August 15, 2012April 21, 2023
To help raise awareness and education on the impact of stealth pathogens and the role they play in various chronic illnesses, Bec is currently writing, directing and producing a series of self-funded educational documentaries entitled Invisibly Ill. Watch sneak preview
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For Physicians | Medical Publications | Research
SPECT Brain Imaging in Chronic Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team August 15, 2012April 21, 2023
Donta, Sam T. MD, Noto, Richard B. MD, Vento, John A. MD Clinical Nuclear Medicine, September 2012, Volume 37, Issue 9, e219-e222. Abstract Objectives Lyme disease is an infectious disease that frequently involves the central nervous system, leading to cognitive and/or mood dysfunction. The basis for these symptoms remains to be defined but may be…
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Lyme in Alberta
Calgary woman says Lyme is an issue
ByCanLyme Team August 14, 2012April 21, 2023
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
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For Physicians | Government reports & letters | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in BC
British Columbia government report on Lyme disease – Schmidt report
ByCanLyme Team August 14, 2012March 2, 2025
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…
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Featured
Listen To Voice America Radio Show – CanLyme President, Jim Wilson, and Director, Janet Sperling.
ByCanLyme Team August 13, 2012April 21, 2023
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…
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Conferences | For Physicians
ILADS 2012 Boston Lyme Disease Conference
ByCanLyme Team August 13, 2012April 21, 2023
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
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Lyme in Alberta | News from CanLyme | Research
Lyme-carrying ticks on the rise in Alberta
ByCanLyme Team August 11, 2012April 21, 2023
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,”…
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Updates
Recrudescence des cas de la maladie de lyme dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau
ByCanLyme August 10, 2012June 2, 2023
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…
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Featured | For Physicians | Lyme in Ontario | Research
Lyme disease on the increase in Ontario, Canada
ByCanLyme Team August 10, 2012April 21, 2023
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,…
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Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous
Lyme on the rise … Northumberland, Ontario
ByCanLyme Team August 10, 2012April 21, 2023
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…
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Updates
Recrudescence des cas de la maladie de lyme dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau
ByCanLyme Team August 10, 2012April 21, 2023
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…
Read More Recrudescence des cas de la maladie de lyme dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau
For Physicians | International News | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Research
Another tick borne disease to guard against. [already in Canada]
ByCanLyme Team August 1, 2012April 21, 2023
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…
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Lyme in Alberta
Lyme disease becoming more prevalent in Alberta
ByCanLyme Team July 31, 2012April 21, 2023
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…
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Research
Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Rhesus Macaques following Antibiotic Treatment of Disseminated Infection.
ByCanLyme Team July 26, 2012April 21, 2023
“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…
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News and updates

One year later: How the landmark NASEM report on chronic Lyme is – and isn’t – changing minds

Germs spread by ticks and cats found in suicidal youth

Scholarship opportunity for undergraduates with a project focused on Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases

Living with persistent illness and uncertainty: Patient narratives on Lyme disease in Nova Scotia, Canada

Lyme disease is becoming one of Canada’s defining climate-health challenges

Announcing the second annual Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference

Feeling sick after eating that steak dinner? You could have a rare but potentially severe tick-borne allergy

Elliot Jacobson: Downstream Secondary Illness in Lyme Disease

Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Powassan Virus Strains Infecting Ixodes scapularis in Connecticut.

Invisibly iIl – A sneak preview of the documentary out of Australia

SPECT Brain Imaging in Chronic Lyme Disease

Calgary woman says Lyme is an issue

British Columbia government report on Lyme disease – Schmidt report

Listen To Voice America Radio Show – CanLyme President, Jim Wilson, and Director, Janet Sperling.

ILADS 2012 Boston Lyme Disease Conference

Lyme-carrying ticks on the rise in Alberta

Recrudescence des cas de la maladie de lyme dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau

Lyme disease on the increase in Ontario, Canada

Lyme on the rise … Northumberland, Ontario

Recrudescence des cas de la maladie de lyme dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau

Another tick borne disease to guard against. [already in Canada]

Lyme disease becoming more prevalent in Alberta

Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Rhesus Macaques following Antibiotic Treatment of Disseminated Infection.

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