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WHY DENTAL PROFESSIONALS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE
ByCanLyme March 2, 2021
Cheryl Bell – February 19, 2021 Dal News At the end of August 2019, a patient booked an urgent appointment with her dentist. A painful toothache had woken her the night before. Her symptoms also included intense pain in her jaw, temple, and neck, accompanied by a tingling on her lower left lip and left…
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme disease | Media | Miscellaneous | Podcasts | Voices on Lyme
New podcast: Optometry, eye-brain connections and Lyme disease
ByCanLyme March 2, 2021
In the words of Optometrist Dr. Cameron McCrodan, “you don’t see with your eyes, you see with your brain.” What is the relationship between the eyes, the brain and some symptoms of Lyme disease? Dr. McCrodan explains that our brains are not only tasked with receiving visual stimuli, they also influence how the information is…
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For Physicians | Lyme disease | Media | Miscellaneous | Podcasts
New podcast: Let’s talk astrocytes, gut bacteria and neuroinflammation with Dr. Francisco Quintana
ByCanLyme February 25, 2021February 25, 2021
Sarah explores the latest research on astrocytes, gut bacteria and neuroinflammation with scientist and medical researcher Dr. Francisco Quintana. Listen to podcast
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Updates | Pour les médecins | Updates
Enquête sur la maladie de Lyme pendant la grossesse
ByCanLyme February 23, 2021
Invitation à participer à la présente étude Le Centre de recherche des sages-femmes de l’université McMaster (the McMaster Midwifery Research Centre) mène une étude en deux étapes sur la transmission périnatale de la maladie de Lyme . À travers un sondage et des groupes de discussions en ligne, nous allons recueillir des informations sur la maladie de…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Media | Miscellaneous | Podcasts
New podcast: Angela Naeth tells us about life as a triathlete with Lyme disease
ByCanLyme February 18, 2021
Join us for a candid conversation with Ironman athlete, Angela Naeth. Angela contracted Lyme disease in 2018, the same year she completed the Ironman race in Kona, Hawaii. Born in Prince George BC, and now living in Massachusetts, Angela has had to continually adapt and evolve in order to optimize both her own health and…
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Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
“If It Weren’t For My Children, I Wouldn’t Be Here Today”: Yolanda Hadid On Living With Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme February 17, 2021February 17, 2021
VOGUE BY FREDDIE BRAUN 11 FEBRUARY 2021 Since her diagnosis, the model, reality-TV star and mother to models Gigi, Bella and Anwar has made it her mission to lift the veil on Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that affects hundreds of thousands. Here, she tells us how love has helped her go from despair to…
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Education | For Physicians
Alzheimer Plaques visualized by in situ DNA Hybridization with Molecular Beacons specific for Borrelia – a novel histomorphologic application
ByCanLyme February 14, 2021
Abstract Background: This case describes a novel application of Molecular Beacons, which are a patented technology, for the detection of DNA in tissue sections from an infectious microbe, namely Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiologic agent of Lyme borreliosis. A 65-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease and previously well documented spinal fluid neuroborreliosis eight years prior to death…
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For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
ALS or ALS mimic by neuroborreliosis–A case report
ByCanLyme February 11, 2021February 11, 2021
[CanLyme Note: This report relates that their is reason to double check positive CSF PCR tests for Lyme disease. There is a very small risk of false positive results. The bigger risk is false negative results as outlined in this presentation, “PCR testing of CSF is positive in only about one third of US patients with…
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children | Education | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Podcasts
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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Conferences | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
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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Co-infections | For Physicians | Research
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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For Physicians | Media | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme
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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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

WHY DENTAL PROFESSIONALS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE

New podcast: Optometry, eye-brain connections and Lyme disease

New podcast: Let’s talk astrocytes, gut bacteria and neuroinflammation with Dr. Francisco Quintana

Enquête sur la maladie de Lyme pendant la grossesse

New podcast: Angela Naeth tells us about life as a triathlete with Lyme disease

“If It Weren’t For My Children, I Wouldn’t Be Here Today”: Yolanda Hadid On Living With Lyme Disease

Alzheimer Plaques visualized by in situ DNA Hybridization with Molecular Beacons specific for Borrelia – a novel histomorphologic application

ALS or ALS mimic by neuroborreliosis–A case report

New Podcast: Lyme and outdoor safety for teaching children

People working in our forests are at risk for tick borne disease – Sarah and Tim Tchida talk tick safety in treeplanting

Genetic Manipulation of Borrelia Spp

Borrelia miyamotoi-An Emerging Human Tick-Borne Pathogen in Europe

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

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