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Death of Hampton man with rare tick-borne virus probed
ByCanLyme June 9, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: Powassan virus was first reported in Powassan, Ontario, Canada in 1958. (McLean DM, McQueen EJ, Petite HE, MacPherson LW, Scholten TH, Ronald K. Powassan virus: field investigations in Northern Ontario, 1959 to 1961. Can Med Assoc J (1962) 86(21):971–4.) 2017… “The prevalence of POWV in endemic areas may be much higher than originally believed. Some asymptomatic people in these…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario
CTV News, London ON: Lyme disease devastation Pt. 2
ByCanLyme June 5, 2019July 27, 2020
Listen to researcher John Scott’s warning that physician knowledge needs to improve relative to Lyme disease. Watch news clip
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Miscellaneous
CTV News, London ON: Lyme disease devastation Pt. 1
ByCanLyme June 4, 2019July 27, 2020
London, Ontario boy’s life was changed dramatically due to Lyme disease and family had to leave Canada seeking help. Watch news clip
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Featured | For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Medical Publications | Research | Voices on Lyme
Response by Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health relative to Lyme disease comes under serious scrutiny as to it’s relevance to ‘true’ science.
ByCanLyme May 27, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: Dr. Strang’s response below to CanLyme director Rob Murray’s letter from January 2019 (below) demonstrates an alarming lack of the very principle of scientific due diligence that they accuse Lloyd and Hawkins of. In the weeks that it took to respond, no one seems to have bothered to check to see if the Lloyd…
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For Physicians | Lyme in New Brunswick | Media | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Lyme disease at the forefront during New Brunswick roundtable tick discussion
ByCanLyme May 26, 2019July 27, 2020
Global News “Our public healthcare system should be dealing with this appropriately and it’s not clearly, and it needs to,” added Coon. “And that really goes to the heart of this in a way that there are a significant percentage of people who get bitten by an infected tick who fall through the cracks and…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
Toronto Sun: Ticks: A ticking Lyme bomb
ByCanLyme May 26, 2019July 27, 2020
May 26th, 2019 Nice weather is here and you’re out and about? Be on the lookout for eight-legged menaces on the march. Tick populations armed with the Borrelia bacteria are increasingly creeping into Canada, expanding and growing – and so too the number of tick-borne diseases, predominantly Lyme. It’s a ticking Lyme bomb, and vastly…
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Miscellaneous
The association between infectious burden and Parkinson’s disease: A case-control study
ByCanLyme May 25, 2019July 27, 2020
Abstract Introduction The etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the association between common pathogenic infections and PD. Methods Antibody titers to common infectious pathogens including cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein Barr virus (EBV)，herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1), Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi), Chlamydophila pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) were measured by ELISA in serum…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Government | International News | Lyme Controversy | Press Releases
Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis, a tick-borne disease
ByCanLyme May 23, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: Canadian Blood Services does in-house studies with no input from the public and their experts. We, the public, with our experts should be fully engaged in all policies that affect us. From funding determination, terms of reference, study design, to implementation and publishing approval of results we need to be involved as equal…
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For Physicians | Lyme in New Brunswick | Media | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Listen to Dr. Ralph Hawkins discuss Lyme disease on CBC radio in New Brunswick.
ByCanLyme May 23, 2019July 27, 2020
Fredericton, NB: Dr. Ralph Hawkins is a Calgary physician and one of this country’s leading voices in the fight against Lyme disease. He says patients are being ‘profoundly disrespected”, and it’s time to step up the fight. The public roundtable on Lyme disease is tonight from 7 to 9 at the Crowne Plaza in Fredericton….
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Vancouver couple believe Lyme disease played role in son’s suicide
ByCanLyme May 20, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: Suicide is one of the most commonly reported causes of death related to Lyme disease, far ahead of heart and other problems.] Onetime Columbia River basketball standout Zach Moritz died in 2015 Published: May 19, 2019, 6:05 AM on The Columbian As Zach Moritz sat in the shade of the sequoia trees, he could envision…
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For Physicians | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
As Lyme disease rapidly spreads in Canada, there is no immediate test to detect it
ByCanLyme May 18, 2019July 27, 2020
Experts say precaution is crucially important May 17th, 2019 by Anam Khan, GUELPHTODAY.com As the warmer weather finally sets in, the tick season brings on a serious cause for concern as Lyme disease cases in Canada rapidly rise. The problem? There is no perfect laboratory test that can tell you whether or not you have…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Long time Lyme disease patient advocate warns Nova Scotians about ticks and medical practices
ByCanLyme May 18, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: Here we are in 2019 and doctors are still telling patients not to worry about a tick attachment. Ticks are nature’s dirty little needle and they carry much more than just Lyme disease. Some of these other diseases can be transmitted shortly after attachment. Watching and waiting only allows disease to spread making treatment…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Metamorphoses of Lyme disease spirochetes: phenomenon of Borrelia persisters
ByCanLyme May 17, 2019July 27, 2020
Parasites & Vectors 2019 12:237 Natalie Rudenko; Maryna Golovchenko; Katerina Kybicova and Marie Vancova Published May 16, 2019 Abstract The survival of spirochetes from the Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) complex in a hostile environment is achieved by the regulation of differential gene expression in response to changes in temperature, salts, nutrient content, acidity fluctuation, multiple host or vector dependent factors, and leads to the…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Where Lyme Disease Came From and Why It Eludes Treatment
ByCanLyme May 17, 2019July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: The title is a bit misleading. The bacteria that causes Lyme disease is millions of years old according to research. Why it spread so quickly in the past 60 years is the question, and climate change (warming) only accounts for some of that spread because countries with colder climates than Canada have had Lyme…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Oshawa, ON: Lyme Disease: A silent epidemic
ByCanLyme May 16, 2019July 27, 2020
Posted on May 14, 2019 by oshawaexpress in IN THE SPOTLIGHT, THE FOURTH ESTATE By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express With Lyme Disease Awareness Month now in full swing, Linda Lowery hopes awareness regarding the disease will spread. Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that affects people and animals. It spreads by the bite of an infected tick. However, according to Lowery…
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News and updates

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 Lyme disease isn’t the only tick-borne infection you need to worry about

Lyme disease and your pregnancy: Why avoiding tick bites could protect your unborn child

Lack of experience no obstacle at this obstacle course

Interventions to manage mold and mycotoxicities

Environmental toxicities: Confounding presentations

Death of Hampton man with rare tick-borne virus probed

CTV News, London ON: Lyme disease devastation Pt. 2

CTV News, London ON: Lyme disease devastation Pt. 1

Response by Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health relative to Lyme disease comes under serious scrutiny as to it’s relevance to ‘true’ science.

Lyme disease at the forefront during New Brunswick roundtable tick discussion

Toronto Sun: Ticks: A ticking Lyme bomb

The association between infectious burden and Parkinson’s disease: A case-control study

Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis, a tick-borne disease

Listen to Dr. Ralph Hawkins discuss Lyme disease on CBC radio in New Brunswick.

Vancouver couple believe Lyme disease played role in son’s suicide

As Lyme disease rapidly spreads in Canada, there is no immediate test to detect it

Long time Lyme disease patient advocate warns Nova Scotians about ticks and medical practices

Metamorphoses of Lyme disease spirochetes: phenomenon of Borrelia persisters

Where Lyme Disease Came From and Why It Eludes Treatment

Oshawa, ON: Lyme Disease: A silent epidemic

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