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New Podcast: Lyme and outdoor safety for teaching children
ByCanLyme February 9, 2021
Sarah is excited to announce a new Educator Resource for Lyme disease, and speak with the lead resource developer, Lauren Hudson. Lauren is an educator and parent with a passion for science, life and for going into nature with her students and her family. She took a deep dive into the world of Lyme disease…
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in BC | Media | Miscellaneous | Prevention | Voices on Lyme
People working in our forests are at risk for tick borne disease – Sarah and Tim Tchida talk tick safety in treeplanting
ByCanLyme February 5, 2021
February 2, 2021 What can employers do to protect staff who work in the outdoors? In today’s podcast, Sarah explores some answers to that question with Tim Tchida, Owner and CEO of Summit Reforestation in Smithers BC. When Tim first heard about Lyme disease, he never imagined getting the disease himself. Tim recalls first learning…
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For Physicians | Miscellaneous
Genetic Manipulation of Borrelia Spp
ByCanLyme January 29, 2021
Abstract The spirochetes Borrelia (Borreliella) burgdorferi and Borrelia hermsii, the etiologic agents of Lyme disease and relapsing fever, respectively, cycle in nature between an arthropod vector and a vertebrate host. They have extraordinarily unusual genomes that are highly segmented and predominantly linear. The genetic analyses of Lyme disease spirochetes have become increasingly more sophisticated, while the age of genetic investigation…
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Borrelia miyamotoi-An Emerging Human Tick-Borne Pathogen in Europe
ByCanLyme January 28, 2021January 28, 2021
[CanLyme Note: Canada has Borrelia miyamotoi coast to coast in ticks.] January 12, 2021 Abstract Borrelia miyamotoi is classified as a relapsing fever spirochete. Although B. miyamotoi is genetically and ecologically distinct from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, both microorganisms are transmitted by the same Ixodes tick species. B. miyamotoi was detected in I. persulcatus ticks in 1994 in Japan. A phylogenetic analysis based on selected sequences of B….
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Bartonella henselae Neuroretinitis: A Rare Coinfection in POEMS Syndrome
ByCanLyme January 27, 2021
Abstract Bartonella henselae is a recognized cause of neuroretinitis in cat scratch disease. Meanwhile, polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, skin changes (POEMS) syndrome with Castleman disease (evidence of lymph node hyperplasia), is a chronic debilitating condition that predisposes to various superimposed infections. B. henselae neuroretinitis implicated in POEMS syndrome has not been reported previously. A…
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New Podcast: Tick testing, active surveillance, and participatory science, with Dr. Vett Lloyd from Mount Allison University
ByCanLyme January 27, 2021
This week, we are very excited to speak with one of Canada’s foremost tick and Lyme disease researchers, Dr. Vett Lloyd, who heads up a dynamic research team at Mount Allison University in Sackvillle, New Brunswick. Her curiosity, passion for community and collaboration and sense of humour have endeared her to her colleagues and her…
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For Physicians | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
New Podcast: Continuing medical education for physicians
ByCanLyme January 20, 2021
As Dr. Maloney says, “Research is our way out of this.” This is our kind of expert leading the way in the field. In today’s podcast, Sarah explores a comprehensive (and free!) online education program designed for healthcare professionals, which was founded by Lyme disease expert, Dr. Betty Maloney. Listen to podcast
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Education | For Physicians | Media | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
New Podcast: Dr. Theoharis Theoharides, Professor of Immunology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.
ByCanLyme January 13, 2021
Welcome back! Season 2 of the Looking at Lyme podcast starts now. Dr. Theoharides has been on the leading edge of mast cell research and recounts the fascinating history and physiology of mast cells. Mast cells have existed for over a hundred million years in many different animals and organisms and are found in all…
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For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Borrelia burgdorferi-Induced Changes in the Class II Self-Immunopeptidome Displayed on HLA-DR Molecules Expressed by Dendritic Cells
ByCanLyme December 25, 2020December 25, 2020
September 2020 The MHC class II antigen processing and presentation pathway has evolved to derive short amino acid peptides from proteins that enter the endocytic pathway, load them onto MHC class II molecules and display them on the surface of antigen presenting cells for recognition by CD4+ T cells. Under normal circumstances, peptides bound to MHC…
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Education | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Research | Voices on Lyme
Phase 4 Block of the Right Bundle Branch Suggesting His-Purkinje System Involvement in Lyme Carditis
ByCanLyme December 1, 2020December 1, 2020
[CanLyme Note: As new research unfolds we are discovering that borrelia other than Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) are pathogenic to humans. Much research is required to garner a broader understanding of cardiovascular and other system involvement and presentation. Testing currently is too focused on Bb and even with that it has many limitations and inaccuracies resulting in many…
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Canada’s CTV investigative reporting show W5 explores Lyme disease: Bitten
ByCanLyme November 30, 2020
Nov. 21, 2020 W5 TV show delves into Lyme disease and the lack of proper diagnostics and treatment in Canada. Patients stories are told and important issues are discussed that can affect most Canadians either by themselves, family or friends in the coming years. Watch Bitten
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Education | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
The Lyme Education, Awareness, and Prevention (LEAP) team announces the release of the first draft of the Educators’ Resource for Lyme Awareness.
ByCanLyme November 30, 2020November 30, 2020
The Lyme Education, Awareness, and Prevention (LEAP) team announces the release of the first draft of the Educators’ Resource for Lyme Awareness. Visit our website at https://www.lookingatlyme.ca/resource/ to check it out. This resource has been developed with education and prevention in mind for students in the middle school grades. Through scientific lesson plans, students learn how to…
Read More The Lyme Education, Awareness, and Prevention (LEAP) team announces the release of the first draft of the Educators’ Resource for Lyme Awareness.
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Promising treatment brings new hope for patients with chronic Lyme disease
ByCanLyme November 22, 2020
Nov. 20, 2020 KENDAL, ONT. — Kevin Matthews was a healthy 58 year old trying to ease into a slower lifestyle, but things took a turn on a trip in 2017. That was the year he was hunting near Kingston, Ont. and was bitten by a tick. He recalls extracting the arthropod from his stomach,…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Evaluation of pathogen specific urinary peptides in tick-borne illnesses
ByCanLyme November 20, 2020November 20, 2020
Abstract Mass spectrometry enhanced by nanotechnology can achieve previously unattainable sensitivity for characterizing urinary pathogen-derived peptides. We utilized mass spectrometry enhanced by affinity hydrogel particles (analytical sensitivity = 2.5 pg/mL) to study tick pathogen-specific proteins shed in the urine of patients with (1) erythema migrans rash and acute symptoms, (2) post treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS), and (3)…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme in Alberta | Research
Canada: Microbiome Composition and Borrelia Detection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks at the Northwestern Edge of Their Range
ByCanLyme November 19, 2020
Abstract Lyme disease-causing Borrelia burgdorferi has been reported in 10–19% of Ixodes ticks from Alberta, Canada, where the tick vector Ixodes scapularis is at the northwestern edge of its range. However, the presence of Borrelia has not been verified independently, and the bacterial microbiome of these ticks has not been described. We performed 16S rRNA bacterial surveys on female I. scapularis from Alberta that were…
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Bartonella henselae Neuroretinitis: A Rare Coinfection in POEMS Syndrome

New Podcast: Tick testing, active surveillance, and participatory science, with Dr. Vett Lloyd from Mount Allison University

New Podcast: Continuing medical education for physicians

New Podcast: Dr. Theoharis Theoharides, Professor of Immunology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston.

Borrelia burgdorferi-Induced Changes in the Class II Self-Immunopeptidome Displayed on HLA-DR Molecules Expressed by Dendritic Cells

Phase 4 Block of the Right Bundle Branch Suggesting His-Purkinje System Involvement in Lyme Carditis

Canada’s CTV investigative reporting show W5 explores Lyme disease: Bitten

The Lyme Education, Awareness, and Prevention (LEAP) team announces the release of the first draft of the Educators’ Resource for Lyme Awareness.

Promising treatment brings new hope for patients with chronic Lyme disease

Evaluation of pathogen specific urinary peptides in tick-borne illnesses

Canada: Microbiome Composition and Borrelia Detection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks at the Northwestern Edge of Their Range

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