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‘No one wanted to touch it’: Why a Lyme disease vaccine has been so elusive
ByCanLyme December 17, 2019July 27, 2020
Cassandra Willyard December 16th, 2019 …”If the new vaccine does make it to market, will it fare any better than LYMErix? According to >Gregory Poland, co-director of the Vaccine Research Group at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, who has given scientific advice to Valneva, that’s “a multi-million dollar question.” One factor that led to LYMErix’s demise…
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Dr. Neil Spector presents new research on diagnostics and treatment
ByCanLyme December 16, 2019July 27, 2020
November 18th, 2019 Dr. Neil Spector, a world famous cancer researcher who contracted Lyme disease, gives an amazing presentation of potential new diagnostics and treatments for Lyme borreliosis and other infections. He is grateful for the support of the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation. Watch full presentation
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) in the Treatment of Lyme Disease and Babesiosis: Report of Experience in Three Cases
ByCanLyme December 13, 2019July 27, 2020
Abstract Three patients, each of whom had required intensive open-ended antimicrobial therapy for control of the symptoms of chronic relapsing neurological Lyme disease and relapsing babesiosis, were able to discontinue treatment and remain clinically well for periods of observation of 6–23 months following the completion of a finite course of treatment solely with disulfiram….
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Most recent American Psychiatric Association guidelines… check for Lyme disease in evaluation.
ByCanLyme December 7, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: The wording indicates locally endemic infectious diseases so that would also include the known co-infections of Lyme and other vector-borne diseases. We need to find out what the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) guidelines are relative to infectious diseases. CanLyme has asked the CPA for their position on this. Limiting their investigation to the current…
Read More Most recent American Psychiatric Association guidelines… check for Lyme disease in evaluation.
Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Repurposing disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) as a potential drug candidate against Borrelia burgdorferi in vitro and in vivo
ByCanLyme November 26, 2019July 27, 2020
This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review – Posted Nov 15th, 2019 ABSTRACT Lyme disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb or B. burgdorferi) is a most common vector-borne, multi-systemic disease in USA. Although, most Lyme disease patients can be cured with a course of antibiotic treatment, a significant percent of…
Read More Repurposing disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) as a potential drug candidate against Borrelia burgdorferi in vitro and in vivo
For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Ontario, Canada: Battle with Lyme disease an education for St. Catharines Grade 3 teacher
ByCanLyme November 26, 2019July 27, 2020
t started with her legs vibrating in March 2014. Elementary school teacher Shawna Hughes had dealt with some back pain issues, but this was different. She went to doctors. Specialists. Seven neurologists. No one could figure out what was wrong and her condition got worse. She was shaking all the time and her body was…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Medical Publications
Scotland, UK: Killer tick-borne parasite imitating malaria-like diseases is discovered by scientists in the UK
ByCanLyme November 26, 2019July 27, 2020
November 2019 by Shreyas Tanna Medical Herald A tick-borne parasite which causes a deadly malaria-like illness is spreading in the UK. Deadly malaria-like diseases are being spread in the UK by a tick-borne parasite. Babesia venatorum, the name of the discovered parasite, lives in sheep in the Scottish Highlands, according to researchers. People visiting the…
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Co-infections | Conferences | Events | For Physicians | Government | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Nova Scotia, Canada: Lyme disease conference in Bridgewater draws hundreds – Held in Cineplex theatre
ByCanLyme November 22, 2019July 27, 2020
More than 200 health professionals and 500 members of the public turned out to the Lyme Disease Conference at the Bridgewater Cineplex theatre November 16 and 17. “We’re here today to consult with members of the medical community in the effort to better understand this disease, its prevention and treatment and perhaps identify ways that…
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Extensive Distribution of the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, in Multiple Tick Species Parasitizing Avian and Mammalian Hosts across Canada
ByCanLyme November 22, 2019July 27, 2020
Abstract Lyme disease, caused by the spirochetal bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl), is typically transmitted by hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae). Whenever this tick-borne zoonosis is mentioned in medical clinics and emergency rooms, it sparks a firestorm of controversy. Denial often sets in, and healthcare practitioners dismiss the fact that this pathogenic spirochetosis is present in their…
Read More Extensive Distribution of the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, in Multiple Tick Species Parasitizing Avian and Mammalian Hosts across Canada
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Rickettsial infections of the central nervous system
ByCanLyme November 18, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: The Canadian medical community is absolutely under-informed on tick-borne disease. Medical leadership in Canada, managed by non-medical (PHAC), medically unethical (AMMI), scientifically unethical (CIHR), taxpayer funded gatekeepers for the for-profit medical industry insure never ending sickness that generates billions of dollars while denying access to policy making decisions of those most affected… patients and…
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Tick-borne disease can be transmitted in as little as 15 seconds of attachment new study reveals.
ByCanLyme November 18, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: In the western regions of North America Dermacentor andersonii is a major vector of Rickettsia rickettsii. Because rickettsial infections in humans appear to be expressed from mild to fatal it is possible many misdiagnoses have occurred over the decades. “Rickettsial infections can affect many organs, including the central nervous system (CNS) ” Also, the possibility of…
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Nova Scotia, Canada: Lyme disease conference held in Bridgewater
ByCanLyme November 17, 2019July 27, 2020
November 17th, 2019 CTV reporter Heidi Petracek @HeidipCTV As the number of reported cases of Lyme disease on Nova Scotia’s South Shore continues to rise, so too does public concern. That’s why hundreds of residents and medical professionals gathered in Bridgewater this weekend for the Bridgewater Lyme Disease Conference. “When you look at the map…
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For Physicians | Government | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in quebec | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Montreal: Lyme disease cases on the rise in Quebec
ByCanLyme November 11, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: The numbers reported in this article are only the tip of the iceberg. You can safely multiply the 371 in 2019 at least 10 fold (3710 cases in Quebec alone for only one year) to reflect the true number and that is well known to the Quebec medical leadership who advise government. It is…
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For Physicians | Lyme in Manitoba | Voices on Lyme
Manitoba: ‘Virtual clinic’ of specialists focused on Lyme disease diagnosis, treatment expected to open early next year
ByCanLyme November 11, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: Patient representatives and their experts have been directly involved in the set up for this project in Manitoba so we are very hopeful this can evolve into a model of care Canada-wide that is so desperately needed.] November 11th, 2019 Program will connect primary health providers, patients to specialists to help treat tick-borne illnesses…
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For Physicians | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Canada: Lyme disease the cause behind young man’s heart issue
ByCanLyme November 6, 2019July 27, 2020
Nov. 5th, 2019 Jason Baum doesn’t look like the kind of guy who would have a pacemaker. For one thing, he’s just 27-years old. He’s also a competitive weight lifter. But just last month, he had one implanted to help his heart maintain a regular rhythm. Jason’s journey began mid-summer when he started to feel…
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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

‘No one wanted to touch it’: Why a Lyme disease vaccine has been so elusive

Dr. Neil Spector presents new research on diagnostics and treatment

Disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) in the Treatment of Lyme Disease and Babesiosis: Report of Experience in Three Cases

Most recent American Psychiatric Association guidelines… check for Lyme disease in evaluation.

Repurposing disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) as a potential drug candidate against Borrelia burgdorferi in vitro and in vivo

Ontario, Canada: Battle with Lyme disease an education for St. Catharines Grade 3 teacher

Scotland, UK: Killer tick-borne parasite imitating malaria-like diseases is discovered by scientists in the UK

Nova Scotia, Canada: Lyme disease conference in Bridgewater draws hundreds – Held in Cineplex theatre

Extensive Distribution of the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, in Multiple Tick Species Parasitizing Avian and Mammalian Hosts across Canada

Rickettsial infections of the central nervous system

Tick-borne disease can be transmitted in as little as 15 seconds of attachment new study reveals.

Nova Scotia, Canada: Lyme disease conference held in Bridgewater

Montreal: Lyme disease cases on the rise in Quebec

Manitoba: ‘Virtual clinic’ of specialists focused on Lyme disease diagnosis, treatment expected to open early next year

Canada: Lyme disease the cause behind young man’s heart issue

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