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Toronto Star: Everything about Lyme disease is steeped in controversy. Now some doctors are too afraid to treat patients
ByCanLyme December 14, 2018July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: In the below article there are outrageous, disgraceful, and dangerous comments by Tara Moriarty and Todd Hatchette. Tara says a study showed labs returning 60% false positive test results which is simply not true, or in other words, a blatant lie. That study was not powered to determine true positive or negative results. The…
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Learning From Patients’ Experiences Related To Diagnostic Errors Is Essential For Progress In Patient Safety
ByCanLyme December 2, 2018July 27, 2020
Health Affairs : Nov 2108 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0698 HEALTH AFFAIRS 37, NO. 11 (2018): 1821–1827 ABSTRACT Diagnostic error research has largely focused on individual clinicians’ decision making and system design, while overlooking information from patients. We analyzed a unique new data source of patient- and family-reported error narratives to explore factors that contribute to diagnostic errors. From…
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Ireland: Lyme Disease centre a positive step
ByCanLyme November 29, 2018July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: Come-on Canada, wake up, we too need a facility that will actually acknowledge the science, the uncertainty, and stop using patients as pawns in a strange game of ego and politics. Ego and politics yields disability, death, employers losing their workforce, families losing their homes and savings.] Nov 27, 2018 “Despite Lyme Disease being…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
‘Every season is tick season’: Experts warn of winter Lyme disease risk
ByCanLyme November 28, 2018July 27, 2020
People have ‘let their guard down’ and aren’t checking for ticks as weather cools, says zoologist Laurenne Schiller loves taking her dog Cousteau for walks along Halifax trails as the weather cools. But even after the first dusting of snow this week, each walk finishes with a head-to-toe check for blacklegged ticks on her…
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Symptoms of Ehrlichiosis [with treatment recommendations]
ByCanLyme November 26, 2018July 27, 2020
Nov 26th, 2018 “Patients with ehrlichiosis (regardless of the putative organism) clinically present with fever, chills, severe headache, confusion, malaise, nausea, vomiting, and generalized body aches. Respiratory symptoms such as cough may also be observed, but they are more common in adults than in children. Symptoms are typically seen one to two weeks following a…
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Epidemiology of Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis [Can be coinfection with other tick borne disease(s) or stand alone infections]
ByCanLyme November 26, 2018July 27, 2020
Nov 26th, 2018 Ehrlichiosis “Ehrlichiosis is a disease caused by several Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacteria that are transmitted by a tick vector. The frequency of ehrlichiosis is increasing, which is ascribed to the increased awareness and diagnostic availability, as well as the expansion of regions populated with the most common tick vector – Amblyomma americanum (also known…
Read More Epidemiology of Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis [Can be coinfection with other tick borne disease(s) or stand alone infections]
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Human Babesiosis Caused by Babesia duncani Has Widespread Distribution across Canada
ByCanLyme November 25, 2018July 27, 2020
Published May 17, 2018 Abstract: Human babesiosis caused by Babesia duncani is an emerging infectious disease in Canada. This malaria-like illness is brought about by a protozoan parasite infecting red blood cells. Currently, controversy surrounds which tick species are vectors of B. duncani. Since the availability of a serological or molecular test in Canada for B. duncanihas been limited, we conducted a seven-year surveillance…
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Halifax: Unconscious Collective Vocal Ensemble (UCVE) to stage two performances to raise funds for CanLyme
ByCanLyme November 24, 2018July 27, 2020
Nov 24, 2018 Save the dates!! For a truly unique experience that you will love come and see the Unconscious Collective Vocal Ensemble (UCVE). They will be putting on two performances in the KTS Red Room, University of King’s College in Halifax… 7 PM Friday the 30th of November (18-11-30) 7 PM Saturday December 1st, 2018 (18-12-01) Bring your family…
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Papineau Case Against Doctors Delayed an Unreasonable Three Years – A new Charter of Rights Case Perhaps?
ByCanLyme November 22, 2018July 27, 2020
Nov 22, 2018 Papineau case delayed 3 years!! The delays in the Papineau case against his physicians may end up being a Charter of Rights case. Legislation has been introduced focused on the criminal justice system but the civil justice system does not seem to be given the same priority. This leaves those with…
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United States Annual Cases of Lyme Disease for 2017 Over 400,000
ByCanLyme November 22, 2018July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: The numbers reflected by the CDC in no way represent the total number of cases occurring annually in the USA. As per the CDC press release in 2013 they acknowledge that “surveillance data” only gathers about 10% of the true numbers of cases putting a more realistic total annual count for 2017 at over…
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Canada: A systematic review on the impact of gestational Lyme disease in humans on the fetus and newborn
ByCanLyme November 15, 2018July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: We at CanLyme want to thank Sue Faber and Jennifer Kravis for their excellent persistent hard work in making this review happen and inviting us to participate in their journey. Also, the immensely important assistance and input from Ralph Hawkins, MD, and Vett Lloyd, PhD, brought the science to the forefront. Finally, much…
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United States: Tick-Borne Disease Working Group 2018 Report to Congress
ByCanLyme November 14, 2018July 27, 2020
November 14th, 2018 “A comprehensive understanding of the full economic and societal cost remains unknown. It is likely orders of magnitude higher and potentially a $50- to $100-billion-dollar problem for the United States, although more research is needed (Vanderhoof & Vanderhoof-Forschner, 1993; Zhang et al., 2006).” “The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and CDC spend $77,355 and $20,293, respectively, per new surveillance case…
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Mount Kisco Lyme disease doctor sues blogger for $1M citing libel
ByCanLyme November 14, 2018July 27, 2020
Nov 13th, 2018 A Mount Kisco physician who specializes in the treatment of Lyme disease is suing a blogger for $1 million for allegedly misrepresenting his disciplinary action for professional misconduct. Dr. Daniel Cameron sued Jann Bellamy, a Tallahassee, Florida lawyer and activist for science-based standards in health care, Nov. 8 in federal court in…
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Canadian Frank Papineau sues physicians Dr. Pablo Romero-Sierra, Dr. Johnny Brisebois in Ontario Superior court. Trial to start November 26th, 2018
ByCanLyme November 12, 2018July 27, 2020
[UPDATE: This case has now been adjourned (postponed) by the courts for 3 years!! They allege they do not have the judicial resources to hear this until then, then there will likely be another excuse. Was this a political decision? How does this postponement compare to other adjourments?] Nov. 12, 2018 Ontario, Canada resident Frank…
Read More Canadian Frank Papineau sues physicians Dr. Pablo Romero-Sierra, Dr. Johnny Brisebois in Ontario Superior court. Trial to start November 26th, 2018
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14 celebrities who have opened up about battling Lyme disease
ByCanLyme November 10, 2018July 27, 2020
November 10th, 2018 In recent years, the medical spotlight has increasingly been shining on Lyme disease, the bacterial tick-borne illness that often comes with a host of vague, mysterious symptoms. The widespread illness is often considered the “great imitator” because its symptoms typically mimic other health conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and…
Read More 14 celebrities who have opened up about battling Lyme disease

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

Toronto Star: Everything about Lyme disease is steeped in controversy. Now some doctors are too afraid to treat patients

Learning From Patients’ Experiences Related To Diagnostic Errors Is Essential For Progress In Patient Safety

Ireland: Lyme Disease centre a positive step

‘Every season is tick season’: Experts warn of winter Lyme disease risk

Symptoms of Ehrlichiosis [with treatment recommendations]

Epidemiology of Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis [Can be coinfection with other tick borne disease(s) or stand alone infections]

Human Babesiosis Caused by Babesia duncani Has Widespread Distribution across Canada

Halifax: Unconscious Collective Vocal Ensemble (UCVE) to stage two performances to raise funds for CanLyme

Papineau Case Against Doctors Delayed an Unreasonable Three Years – A new Charter of Rights Case Perhaps?

United States Annual Cases of Lyme Disease for 2017 Over 400,000

Canada: A systematic review on the impact of gestational Lyme disease in humans on the fetus and newborn

United States: Tick-Borne Disease Working Group 2018 Report to Congress

Mount Kisco Lyme disease doctor sues blogger for $1M citing libel

Canadian Frank Papineau sues physicians Dr. Pablo Romero-Sierra, Dr. Johnny Brisebois in Ontario Superior court. Trial to start November 26th, 2018

14 celebrities who have opened up about battling Lyme disease

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