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A Case of Tularemia in a Prosthetic Joint Infection
ByCanLyme July 6, 2019July 27, 2020
https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20190627-01 Abstract Periprosthetic infections occur in approximately 0.8% to 1.9% of all total knee arthroplasties (TKAs). Even with these low rates, it is rare to find a zoonotic bacterium causing a periprosthetic infection. In this case report, the authors identify the second documented case of a total joint infection with Francisella tularensis in the world and the…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Voices on Lyme
New York Times’ Story On Lyme Misses The Bull’s Eye
ByCanLyme July 4, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme note: Very important in the article is recognition by the Infectious Disease physician author is that there is no good definition for Lyme disease, no good tests, and no biomarkers for B. burgdorferi or for PTLDS (post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome) which is a made-up term not based in science. No one knows when you have…
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TOUCHED BY LYME: Singing from the IDSA Lyme hymnal
ByCanLyme June 29, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: This is an excellent response to a perversion of reality in the New York Times possibly prompted by the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), who are the puppet masters of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease of Canada (AMMI), who continually see the public as stupid and under-educated so they promote their…
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Newfoundland, Canada: Case of tick borne Powassun virus with polio-like outcome.
ByCanLyme June 28, 2019July 27, 2020
“Evidence of a Powassan virus infection affecting the spinal cord has, until now, only been seen in mouse studies. But a new article describes the first known case of a 62-year-old man from Canada who developed a polio-like illness caused by the Powassan virus (POWV).” Access article
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Ontario, Canada: Rare tick spotted in London raises concerns about potential illnesses
ByCanLyme June 27, 2019July 27, 2020
Celine Moreau, CTV London Published Thursday, June 27, 2019 3:34PM EDT A rare tick has been found in London, and it has gotten the conversation going when it comes to ticks and tick-borne illnesses. The Lone Star tick is native to the southern United States and Mexico, and it’s a tick that has made…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
How many cases of Lyme disease are we missing?
ByCanLyme June 27, 2019July 27, 2020
June 27th, 2019 DONNA LUGAR I participated in a “Tick Talk” in Bedford with Lisa Ali Learning of AtlanTick on June 25. One takeaway from that meeting, for me anyway, is that we are not doing enough to ensure Nova Scotians are adequately aware of the risks associated with tick bites. One family, new to…
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For Physicians | Guidelines - Boxing-in disease | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Poor Research
The new draft of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines open for public comment for 45 days.
ByCanLyme June 27, 2019July 27, 2020
The IDSA has presented their draft guidelines which with a brief scan appear not much different then their old controversial poorly evidenced guidelines. Much of the same old players and 3 token patients. Typical unequal representation. Public comments close August 10th. Take your time, make notes before you enter their controlled comment format process as…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Ottawa mom warns parents to check their kids for ticks after her toddler is diagnosed with Lyme disease
ByCanLyme June 26, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: It is nice to hear that the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) ‘may’ be actually taking this seriously finally. Mothers in Ontario and at many other children’s hospitals across Canada in the very recent past have been accused of having Munchausen by Proxy simply because they fought for their children’s rights after a…
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Co-infections | International News | Lyme Controversy | Voices on Lyme
Avril Lavigne announces 1st tour since Lyme disease diagnosis
ByCanLyme June 26, 2019July 27, 2020
June 24th, 2019 “Lavigne says she wrote all of the songs sitting in her bed or on the couch while the effects of Lyme disease made her body feel like it was shutting down. “I felt like I was drowning. Like I was going under water and I just needed to come up for air,”…
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‘Scary World’ of Generic Drug Manufacturing, Revealed
ByCanLyme June 22, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: This is very important for those being treated for Lyme disease who may not be responding to the treatment. It may be bad medication. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist to possibly switch manufacturers. One wonders what Health Canada is doing about this serious problem.] Ellie Kincaid June 06, 2019 In 2008, investigative journalist Katherine Eban…
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First US human bite from worrying longhorned tick noted
ByCanLyme June 22, 2019July 27, 2020
“The tick was found in the United States for the first time in 2017 on a sheep in New Jersey, and since then, the species has been found in at least 10 states, mainly in the eastern states but also Arkansas. It’s still not known how widespread Asian longhorned ticks are in the United States,…
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For Physicians | Lyme in Ontario
Tick found south of North Bay tested positive for Lyme disease
ByCanLyme June 22, 2019July 27, 2020
The yearly trend indicates that there is an increased presence of blacklegged ticks testing positive in our district. The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit has confirmed a blacklegged tick found in Dunchurch tested positive for the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacteria that can cause Lyme disease. To date in 2019, 14 ticks have been sent…
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TICKED OFF Deadly ticks carrying Ebola-like Congo fever ‘found in UK after spreading across Europe’
ByCanLyme June 21, 2019July 27, 2020
June 19th, 2019 A TICK capable of carrying killer Ebola-like viruses has been found in the UK after spreading across Europe, health officials say. The blood-sucking Hyalomma rufipes tick is usually only found in Africa, Asia and parts of southern Europe. Read article
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NBC Today Show: Magician spends years trying to solve his medical mystery
ByCanLyme June 20, 2019July 27, 2020
Mentalist and magician Max Major is an expert at perception and making things disappear. But for most of his adult life, he hadn’t felt 100%. Joined by Dr. Natalie Azar on the 3rd hour of TODAY, he shares his medical mystery and road to a diagnosis. Watch TV piece
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Breakthrough paves way for new Lyme disease treatment
ByCanLyme June 18, 2019July 27, 2020
published June 17th, 2019 A Virginia Tech biochemist has discovered the cellular component that contributes to Lyme arthritis, a debilitating and extremely painful condition that is the most common late stage symptom of Lyme disease, a press release said. According to the release from Virginia Tech, the biochemist, Brandon Jutras, found that as the Lyme-causing bacteria borrelia burgdorferi multiplies, it…
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Newfoundland, Canada: Case of tick borne Powassun virus with polio-like outcome.

Ontario, Canada: Rare tick spotted in London raises concerns about potential illnesses

How many cases of Lyme disease are we missing?

The new draft of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines open for public comment for 45 days.

Ottawa mom warns parents to check their kids for ticks after her toddler is diagnosed with Lyme disease

Avril Lavigne announces 1st tour since Lyme disease diagnosis

‘Scary World’ of Generic Drug Manufacturing, Revealed

First US human bite from worrying longhorned tick noted

Tick found south of North Bay tested positive for Lyme disease

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NBC Today Show: Magician spends years trying to solve his medical mystery

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