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Canada loses a great Lyme disease defender, Paul Haefling author of Oh Canada: The “Politicks” of Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme February 27, 2020July 27, 2020
Obituary Haefling, Paul M.A. (English), LL.B – Passed away surrounded by his loving wife Catherine of 54 years and family members at the Wellington Terrace Nursing Home in Fergus on Monday, January 13, 2020. Paul Haefling, in his 79th year, was the husband of Catherine (Lipton) Haefling. Predeceased by his parents Jerome and Irene (Sullivan)…
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For Physicians | International News | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Ethnobotanical medicine is effective against the bacterium causing Lyme disease
ByCanLyme February 26, 2020July 27, 2020
Neuroscience News February 21, 2020 …” The researchers show that plant extracts from black walnut, cat’s claw, sweet wormwood, Mediterranean rockrose, and Chinese skullcap had strong activity against B. burgdorferi, outperforming both tested antibiotics.” Read full article
Read More Ethnobotanical medicine is effective against the bacterium causing Lyme disease
For Physicians | Research
Genetic Manipulation of Borrelia Spp
ByCanLyme February 19, 2020July 27, 2020
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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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Alberta | Lyme in BC | Lyme in Manitoba | Lyme in New Brunswick | Lyme in Newfoundland | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Lyme in Ontario | Lyme in P.E.I. | Lyme in quebec | Lyme in Saskatchewan | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Canada: Serious flaws in a medical system lacking medical and scientific ethic
ByCanLyme February 19, 2020July 27, 2020
Presenting at a Lyme disease conference held in Bridgewater, NS, in November 2019, it was said that Nova Scotia lacks proper protocols when dealing with the ignored epidemic of Lyme and tick-borne diseases [TBD’s]. We have the highest incidence in Canada conservatively estimated as 454/ 100,000 across the province to as high as 1,826/100,000 in…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Legal case against IDSA doctors making progress
ByCanLyme February 19, 2020July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: In this case the IDSA means Infectious Disease Society of America who are the defendant doctors. The Lyme disease file in Canada is dominated by IDSA, via their Canadian equivalent AMMI, the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada who are just as devoid of ethical standards who control the highest positions…
Read More Legal case against IDSA doctors making progress
Featured | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Media | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
Lyme documentary: Faces of Lyme – Ambivalence & Controversy
ByCanLyme February 13, 2020January 23, 2024
Every province in Canada is now endemic for Lyme disease.
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
What’s driving the explosion in Lyme Disease in Canada?
ByCanLyme February 11, 2020July 27, 2020
In today’s Big Story podcast, it’s a disease we never expected to see with any regularity in Canada, only to realize–perhaps too late–that maybe that was dumb. It’s a mistake to think of Lyme Disease as a rare illness now. Because all the data we have–and we don’t have enough–shows us that it is exploding…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Alberta | Lyme in BC | Lyme in Manitoba | Lyme in New Brunswick | Lyme in Newfoundland | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Lyme in Ontario | Lyme in P.E.I. | Lyme in quebec | Lyme in Saskatchewan | Media | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
Time for Canada to follow U.S. recognition of mother-to-fetus Lyme disease transmission, says Mount Allison biologist
ByCanLyme February 11, 2020July 27, 2020
Andrew Rankin (arankin [at] herald [dot] ca) February 11, 2020 SACKVILLE, N.B. – The federal U.S. public health agency has set an example for Canada to follow by acknowledging that Lyme disease could be passed from mother to fetus with serious consequences, says a Mount Allison University expert. “The first step is acknowledging that the…
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Featured | For Physicians | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Media | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Excellent Tick Bite Prevention video from Lunenburg Lyme Association, Nova Scotia
ByCanLyme February 6, 2020July 27, 2020
Produced for the Lunenburg Lyme Association in collaboration with and support from CanLyme (Rob Murray, a CanLyme board member) and the District of Lunenburg, the Province of Nova Scotia, the Town of Bridgewater, the Lunenburg Board of Trade, the East Coast Naturopathic Clinic, South Shore Regional Hospital Auxillary, the Town of Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, the…
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Miscellaneous | Research
Non-anticoagulant heparin as a pre-exposure prophylaxis prevents Lyme disease infection.
ByCanLyme January 24, 2020July 27, 2020
Abstract Lyme disease (LD) is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl). After transmission to humans by ticks, Bbsl spreads to multiple organs, leading to arthritis, carditis, and neuroborreliosis. No effective prophylaxis against human LD prior to tick exposure is currently availa-ble. Thus, a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against LD is needed. The establishment of LD…
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Miscellaneous
Turkey tick news: A molecular investigation into the presence of tick-borne pathogens in host-seeking ticks in Anatolia; Initial evidence of putative vectors and pathogens, and footsteps of a secretly rising vector tick, Haemaphysalis parva.
ByCanLyme January 24, 2020July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: The title may mislead some to believe they are studying a turkey tick. This is a study of ticks in the country of Turkey.] Abstract This Turkey-based study investigated the presence of various tick-borne microorganisms in a broad-range of host-seeking ticks (n = 1019) that exhibit both hunter and ambusher characteristics. All collected ticks were analyzed…
Read More Turkey tick news: A molecular investigation into the presence of tick-borne pathogens in host-seeking ticks in Anatolia; Initial evidence of putative vectors and pathogens, and footsteps of a secretly rising vector tick, Haemaphysalis parva.
Co-infections | Miscellaneous | Research
Prevalence of Infection and Co-Infection and Presence of Rickettsial Endosymbionts in Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Connecticut, USA.
ByCanLyme January 24, 2020July 27, 2020
Abstract Ixodes scapularis is currently known to transmit 7 pathogens responsible for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, tick-borne relapsing fever, ehrlichiosis, and Powassan encephalitis. Ixodes scapularis can also be colonized by endosymbiotic bacteria including those in the genus of Rickettsia. We screened 459 I. scapularis ticks submitted to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Tick Testing Laboratory with the objectives to (1) examine…
Read More Prevalence of Infection and Co-Infection and Presence of Rickettsial Endosymbionts in Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Connecticut, USA.
Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Chronic Lyme Disease: An Evidence-Based Definition by the ILADS Working Group
ByCanLyme January 22, 2020July 27, 2020
Abstract Objective: Chronic Lyme disease has been a poorly defined term and often dismissed as a fictitious entity. In this paper, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) provides its evidence-based definition of chronic Lyme disease. Definition: ILADS defines chronic Lyme disease (CLD) as a multisystem illness with a wide range of symptoms and/or…
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Lyme in New Brunswick | Research | Voices on Lyme
Talking Ticks and Lyme Disease Testing with Dr. Vett Lloyd
ByCanLyme January 22, 2020July 27, 2020
Most researchers are inspired to specialize in a particular field by a fascinating graduate course, an inspiring professor or a promising lab test. Dr. Vett Lloyd has a slightly more unique reason for devoting a large portion of her career to the study of Lyme disease: she was actually diagnosed with it. A geneticist by…
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Miscellaneous
The Long-Term Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi Antigens and DNA in the Tissues of a Patient with Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme January 21, 2020July 27, 2020
Oct. 2019 Abstract: Whether Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, can persist for long periods in the human body has been a controversial question. The objective of this study was to see if we could find B. burgdorferi in a Lyme disease patient after a long clinical course and after long-term antibiotic treatment….
Read More The Long-Term Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi Antigens and DNA in the Tissues of a Patient with Lyme Disease

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Genetic Manipulation of Borrelia Spp

Canada: Serious flaws in a medical system lacking medical and scientific ethic

Legal case against IDSA doctors making progress

Lyme documentary: Faces of Lyme – Ambivalence & Controversy

What’s driving the explosion in Lyme Disease in Canada?

Time for Canada to follow U.S. recognition of mother-to-fetus Lyme disease transmission, says Mount Allison biologist

Excellent Tick Bite Prevention video from Lunenburg Lyme Association, Nova Scotia

Non-anticoagulant heparin as a pre-exposure prophylaxis prevents Lyme disease infection.

Turkey tick news: A molecular investigation into the presence of tick-borne pathogens in host-seeking ticks in Anatolia; Initial evidence of putative vectors and pathogens, and footsteps of a secretly rising vector tick, Haemaphysalis parva.

Prevalence of Infection and Co-Infection and Presence of Rickettsial Endosymbionts in Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Connecticut, USA.

Chronic Lyme Disease: An Evidence-Based Definition by the ILADS Working Group

Talking Ticks and Lyme Disease Testing with Dr. Vett Lloyd

The Long-Term Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi Antigens and DNA in the Tissues of a Patient with Lyme Disease

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