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Lyme disease can be transmitted from tick in 12 hours new research shows.
ByCanLyme September 27, 2018July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: Will the Canadian government labs and physicians now stop telling everyone they cannot have Lyme because the tick was not attached for 24 or more hours?] Infection Kinetics and Tropism of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Mouse After Natural (via Ticks) or Artificial (Needle) Infection Depends on the Bacterial Strain ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Front….
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TVA Nouvelles: Le Collège des médecins se défend d’abandonner les malades
ByCanLyme September 22, 2018June 2, 2023
TVA Nouvelles | Publié le 21 septembre 2018 Beaucoup de réactions à la suite de notre émission «J.E.» sur les ravages de la maladie de Lyme. Le Collège des médecins se défend d’abandonner les malades. Notre équipe a rencontré de nombreuses personnes atteintes de la maladie qui disent devoir se battre pour obtenir un diagnostic, pour se faire…
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Miscellaneous
ByCanLyme September 22, 2018July 27, 2020
From TVA Nouvelles, September 21, 2018 Many reactions to our show “J.E.” on the ravages of Lyme disease. The College of Physicians refrains from abandoning the sick. Our team has met many people with the disease who say they have to fight to get a diagnosis, to get treatment and to be taken seriously by…
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Updates
TVA Nouvelles: Le Collège des médecins se défend d’abandonner les malades
ByCanLyme September 22, 2018July 27, 2020
TVA Nouvelles | Publié le 21 septembre 2018 Beaucoup de réactions à la suite de notre émission «J.E.» sur les ravages de la maladie de Lyme. Le Collège des médecins se défend d’abandonner les malades. Notre équipe a rencontré de nombreuses personnes atteintes de la maladie qui disent devoir se battre pour obtenir un diagnostic, pour se faire…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Media | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Avril Lavigne has released a new single inspired by her battle with Lyme borreliosis.
ByCanLyme September 22, 2018July 27, 2020
Good Morning America – September 20th, 2018 Avril Lavigne has released a new single: an emotionally raw piano ballad called “Head Above Water.” The singer revealed she wrote the song during her scary battle with Lyme disease and said that the lyrics are basically a prayer to God asking for help as she tries to…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Miscellaneous
Ticks do not only transmit Lyme disease: After Tularemia Death, Experts Stress Education
ByCanLyme September 14, 2018July 27, 2020
[Learn more about tularemia ] Article… September 13, 2018 Julia Wells The Vineyard Gazette With tick-borne diseases a growing matter of public health concern on Martha’s Vineyard, education and prevention are more important than ever, the state’s leading expert in infectious diseases said in an interview this week. Dr. Catherine Brown, the state epidemiologist and senior…
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Neuropsychiatric Lyme Borreliosis: An Overview with a Focus on a Specialty Psychiatrist’s Clinical Practice
ByCanLyme September 13, 2018July 27, 2020
Pulished August 25, 2018 Robert C Bransfield Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA Abstract There is increasing evidence and recognition that Lyme borreliosis (LB) causes mental symptoms. This article draws from databases, search engines and clinical experience to review current information on LB. LB causes immune and metabolic…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
OPINION: We need to do more in Nova Scotia regarding Lyme and tick-borne diseases
ByCanLyme September 12, 2018July 27, 2020
By Donna Lugar in the Chronicle Herald, Sept. 11, 2018 … It is unfortunate that Nova Scotia’s top doctor feels that what is being done is enough. Yet there are still doctors in this province who don’t think Lyme is anything to worry about, are not aware of the large variety of potential co-infections, are…
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The Situation of Human Rights Defenders of Lyme and Relapsing Fever Borreliosis Patients: Edition One March 6, 2018
ByCanLyme August 3, 2018July 27, 2020
Thanks to the tremendous effort of Jenna Luché-Thayer the report was presented at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in June 2018 by several of us on the The Ad Hoc Committee for Health Equity in ICD11 Borreliosis Codes representing many different countries affected by poor policy. Authors: Jenna Luché-Thayer, Holly Ahern, Robert Bransfield, Joseph Burrascano, Anne…
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Ground Breaking Recognition of Lyme Borreliosis in 11th International Classification of Diseases – World Health Organization
ByCanLyme August 2, 2018July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: CanLyme was represented on the international Ad Hoc Committee for Health Equity in ICD11 Borreliosis Codes by CanLyme president and founder, Jim Wilson. Presentations were made in June 2018 to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and a report was submitted to the World Health Organization in March 2017 co-authored by Canadian, Vett Lloyd PhD,…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Lyme-disease-carrying ticks a growing problem in Ontario as ticks climb tops of tall grass waiting for victims
ByCanLyme August 2, 2018July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: this article includes some information we disagree with. Treating with a single dose of antibiotics lacks GRADE level science to support it as an effective approach and was a closed door decision showing arrogance, not ethical science. Opposing experts and advocates were not consulted therefore the policy is invalid – longer durations of…
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Woman walks away from wheelchair after recovering from Lyme disease
ByCanLyme August 2, 2018July 27, 2020
July 23, 2018 Chronicle Herald by Nikki Sullivan PORT CALEDONIA – Melissa Boutilier knows how quickly life can change after you get Lyme disease and how hard it can be to diagnose it. In July 2015, Boutilier biked around the Cabot Trail for a Heart and Stroke Foundation fundraiser. She was also getting ready to…
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Far-Reaching Dispersal of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato-Infected Blacklegged Ticks by Migratory Songbirds in Canada
ByCanLyme August 2, 2018July 27, 2020
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare6030089 Abstract Lyme disease has been documented in northern areas of Canada, but the source of the etiological bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) has been in doubt. We collected 87 ticks from 44 songbirds during 2017, and 24 (39%) of 62 nymphs of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, were positive for Bbsl. We provide the first report…
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Borrelia burgdorferi adhere to blood vessels in the dura mater and are associated with increased meningeal T cells during murine disseminated borreliosis
ByCanLyme July 21, 2018July 27, 2020
Published: May 3, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196893 ABSTRACT Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is a vector-borne bacterial infection that is transmitted through the bite of an infected tick. If not treated with antibiotics during the early stages of infection, disseminated infection can spread to the central nervous system (CNS). In non-human primates (NHPs) it…
Read More Borrelia burgdorferi adhere to blood vessels in the dura mater and are associated with increased meningeal T cells during murine disseminated borreliosis
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What are implications for eastern Canada? – New York – Warning Issued After New Tick Species Discovered In Westchester
ByCanLyme July 19, 2018July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: Ticks in New York state are only a short flight away aboard our migratory passerine birds ie robins, finches, wrens. who bring these ticks into Canada in the millions each year.] July 18th, 2018 State officials are warning New York residents, visitors and farmers about the continued importance of taking measures to protect against ticks,…
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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

Lyme disease can be transmitted from tick in 12 hours new research shows.

TVA Nouvelles: Le Collège des médecins se défend d’abandonner les malades

TVA Nouvelles: Le Collège des médecins se défend d’abandonner les malades

Avril Lavigne has released a new single inspired by her battle with Lyme borreliosis.

Ticks do not only transmit Lyme disease: After Tularemia Death, Experts Stress Education

Neuropsychiatric Lyme Borreliosis: An Overview with a Focus on a Specialty Psychiatrist’s Clinical Practice

OPINION: We need to do more in Nova Scotia regarding Lyme and tick-borne diseases

The Situation of Human Rights Defenders of Lyme and Relapsing Fever Borreliosis Patients: Edition One March 6, 2018

Ground Breaking Recognition of Lyme Borreliosis in 11th International Classification of Diseases – World Health Organization

Lyme-disease-carrying ticks a growing problem in Ontario as ticks climb tops of tall grass waiting for victims

Woman walks away from wheelchair after recovering from Lyme disease

Far-Reaching Dispersal of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato-Infected Blacklegged Ticks by Migratory Songbirds in Canada

Borrelia burgdorferi adhere to blood vessels in the dura mater and are associated with increased meningeal T cells during murine disseminated borreliosis

What are implications for eastern Canada? – New York – Warning Issued After New Tick Species Discovered In Westchester

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