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Conferences | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
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…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Medical Publications
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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Events | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
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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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
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…
Read More Papineau Case Against Doctors Delayed an Unreasonable Three Years – A new Charter of Rights Case Perhaps?
For Physicians | Government | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
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…
Read More United States Annual Cases of Lyme Disease for 2017 Over 400,000
Featured | For Physicians | Government | Government reports & letters | 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 | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Research | Voices on Lyme
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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Co-infections | Featured | For Physicians | Government | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Research | Voices on Lyme
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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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
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…
Read More Mount Kisco Lyme disease doctor sues blogger for $1M citing libel
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
International News | Lyme Controversy | Voices on Lyme
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…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
OPINION: Lyme disease tunnel vision plagues provincial authorities
ByCanLyme November 10, 2018July 27, 2020
Nov 3rd, 2018 Chronicle Herald newspaper Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada by Jane Bailey. Re: “Nova Scotia’s health system has a handle on Lyme” (Sept. 18 opinion piece by Dr. Robert Strang). I was appalled at the inaccuracy and inadequacy of the information that he is supplying to Nova Scotians – patients and doctors – about…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Detection of tick-borne infection in Morgellons disease patients by serological and molecular techniques
ByCanLyme November 9, 2018July 27, 2020
Marianne J Middelveen, Iris Du Cruz, Melissa C Fesler, Raphael B Stricker, Jyotsna S Shah 1Atkins Veterinary Services, Calgary, AB, Canada; 2IGeneX Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA, USA; 3Union Square Medical Associates, San Francisco, CA, USA Background: Morgellons disease (MD) is a skin condition associated with Lyme disease (LD) and tick-borne illness. Patients with this skin disorder experience ulcerative lesions that contain multicolored…
Read More Detection of tick-borne infection in Morgellons disease patients by serological and molecular techniques
For Physicians | International News | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Tick-borne disease is multiple microbial in nature
ByCanLyme November 6, 2018July 27, 2020
Nov. 1, 2018 A study recently published in Scientific Reports discovered that 65% of Lyme disease patients irrespective of their disease stage respond to several microbes. As a consequence, the authors have demonstrated that microbial infections in individuals suffering from Lyme disease do not follow the “one microbe, one disease” status-quo. Moreover, the probability that…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Media | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Research | Voices on Lyme
Mount Allison University’s Lyme Research Network presents their 2017 – 2018 report on research funded by the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation
ByCanLyme November 4, 2018July 27, 2020
Another successful year building capacity and knowledge within the Canadian science community. These funded students will be our near-future experts. “Overview On May 2017, Mount Allison University announced the formation of the Mount Allison Lyme Research Network, formed with support of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation. This network consists of 14 researchers united to provide…
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Pour les médecins
Les groupes de patients canadiens atteints de la maladie de Lyme se sont unis pour rejeter le concept du gouvernement fédéral fondé sur un réseau unique de recherche.
ByCanLyme October 25, 2018June 2, 2023
Publié le 25 octobre 2018 par Canlyme [Note de CanLyme: Il existe déjà un autre réseau de recherche pancanadien en activité depuis plus d’un an, le Canadian Lyme Consortium. Ce réseau travaille en étroite collaboration avec les groupes de patients, ainsi que les médecins et les scientifiques, et est issu de sa formation.] communiqué de presse…
Read More Les groupes de patients canadiens atteints de la maladie de Lyme se sont unis pour rejeter le concept du gouvernement fédéral fondé sur un réseau unique de recherche.

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

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

OPINION: Lyme disease tunnel vision plagues provincial authorities

Detection of tick-borne infection in Morgellons disease patients by serological and molecular techniques

Tick-borne disease is multiple microbial in nature

Mount Allison University’s Lyme Research Network presents their 2017 – 2018 report on research funded by the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation

Les groupes de patients canadiens atteints de la maladie de Lyme se sont unis pour rejeter le concept du gouvernement fédéral fondé sur un réseau unique de recherche.

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