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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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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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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…
Read More Woman walks away from wheelchair after recovering from Lyme disease
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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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Dog owners issued warning as deer ticks move into Calgary backyards
ByCanLyme July 19, 2018July 27, 2020
July 16th, 2018 Deer ticks no longer respect city limits. That was the word Monday from Dr. Wendy McLelland, a Calgary veterinarian, who delivered the advice that no matter how much of a city dweller you and your pet are, this may be the summer to engage in a pre-emptive strike against Lyme disease. Read full article
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Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of strains of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi from Canadian emergence zones.
ByCanLyme July 19, 2018July 27, 2020
S. Tyler, et al July 2018 Abstract Lyme disease is emerging in southern Canada due to range expansion of the tick vector, followed by invasion of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto. Strain diversity, as determined by Multi Locus Sequence Typing, occurs in this zone of emergence, and this may have its…
Read More Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of strains of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi from Canadian emergence zones.
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G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab at University of Guelph is looking for participants in study.
ByCanLyme July 19, 2018July 27, 2020
July 19th, 2018 Excellent work is being done at the University of Guelph and we at CanLyme encourage people to participate… “The University of Guelph is currently recruiting participants for a study jointly offered by researchers in the Department of Population Medicine, and the G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab. The study (REB # 18-05-008)…
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Rossana Magnotta (Toronto, ON)
ByCanLyme July 7, 2018July 7, 2023
Rossana Magnotta is a driving force in raising Lyme disease awareness and fundraising in Canada. After witnessing her own family’s struggle with Lyme, Rossana knows firsthand how frustrating, exhausting and life-changing Lyme disease can be.
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Are you a parent in Canada with a child struggling with Lyme disease? Canadian researchers want to hear from you!!
ByCanLyme July 6, 2018July 27, 2020
May 2019 UPDATE “The data collection for this study is now complete. The researchers from the Mount Allison University Lyme Research Network would like to thank all the parents who took the time to respond to our request for letters. The letters we received were compelling and impactful, and we are grateful that you took…
Read More Are you a parent in Canada with a child struggling with Lyme disease? Canadian researchers want to hear from you!!

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

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

Dog owners issued warning as deer ticks move into Calgary backyards

Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of strains of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi from Canadian emergence zones.

G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab at University of Guelph is looking for participants in study.

Rossana Magnotta (Toronto, ON)

Are you a parent in Canada with a child struggling with Lyme disease? Canadian researchers want to hear from you!!

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