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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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News from CanLyme
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!!
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June 23rd, 2018 A CBC online news article… CanLyme offers notes of how clever messaging from “officials” slants the truth so CanLyme is “setting the record straight”.
ByCanLyme June 24, 2018July 27, 2020
June 23rd, 2018 A CBC online news article… CanLyme offers notes of how clever messaging from “officials” slants the truth so CanLyme is “setting the record straight”. “Lyme disease surges in Quebec: What you need to know to protect yourself” “Lyme disease is treatable if it’s caught early enough” [CanLyme Note: Lyme disease, a borreliosis,…
Read More June 23rd, 2018 A CBC online news article… CanLyme offers notes of how clever messaging from “officials” slants the truth so CanLyme is “setting the record straight”.
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Canadian Lyme Consortium research network wants you! Such an important cause, please read and pass along.
ByCanLyme June 23, 2018July 27, 2020
June 23, 2018 Hi Folks, CanLyme is a proud and active supporter of the Canadian Lyme Consortium research network and here is their most recent communication… ————————————————- Greetings fellow members of the Lyme community; I am reaching out on behalf of the Canadian Lyme Consortium (CLC) research network to the Canadian Lyme community with an…
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To Hell and Back: denial of access to health care in Canada. Another disgraceful failure of the Public Health Agency of Canada, now a Human Rights issue
ByCanLyme June 19, 2018July 27, 2020
June 19th, 2018 This is another example of the disgraceful anti-science, anti-collaborative management of health care in Canada. Federal and provincial health authorities, devoid of oversight by patients and their experts have total disregard for the life and well being of untold thousands of Canadians whose numbers are growing annually. Holding meeting after meeting with no…
Read More To Hell and Back: denial of access to health care in Canada. Another disgraceful failure of the Public Health Agency of Canada, now a Human Rights issue
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INFORMED CONSENT – a patient’s right… a physician’s requirement to become informed BEFORE informing the patient.
ByCanLyme June 18, 2018July 27, 2020
This is related to all medical practice not just Lyme borreliosis. We have inserted our comments. “Patients have the right to decide on investigations and treatments (patient autonomy).” Properly informing the patient (captured from Canadian Medical Protective Association June 18th, 2018) Canadian legal judgments dealing with informed consent suggest the following interpretations: When possible…
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Corruption and Human Rights Violations Against Lyme Doctors, Scientists and Parents Now on United Nations Record
ByCanLyme June 14, 2018October 1, 2020
The 2018 Report ‘The Situation of the Human Rights Defenders of Lyme and Relapsing Fever Borreliosis Patients’ was submitted to Special Rapporteur Michel Forst and to Special Rapporteur Dr. Dainius Puras of the United Nations in March 2018. This resulted in a meeting between United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Forst and medical professionals,…
Read More Corruption and Human Rights Violations Against Lyme Doctors, Scientists and Parents Now on United Nations Record
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Province of Nova Scotia publicly makes false claims regarding Lyme disease.
ByCanLyme June 10, 2018July 27, 2020
June 3, 2018 Chronicle Herald – Public health failing to address Lyme disease crisis, says author From the article titled “Public Health failing to address Lyme disease crisis says author” this is a quote … “Heather Fairbairn, a spokeswoman with the province’s public health department, issued a statement to the Herald last week saying in part,…
Read More Province of Nova Scotia publicly makes false claims regarding Lyme disease.
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Lyme disease in Saskatchewan ticks, and dog ticks can infect Borrelia miyamotoi.
ByCanLyme June 7, 2018July 27, 2020
The vast majority of ticks found in Saskatchewan are Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick), a species not known to be a competent vector of typical Lyme borreliosis (Borrelia burrgdorferi s.l.) to humans. However, recently Borrelia miyamotoi has been found in Canadian ticks coast to coast. Also, this from Manitoba, Saskatchewan’s next door neighbour. Borrelia miyamotoi causes similar disease in humans…
Read More Lyme disease in Saskatchewan ticks, and dog ticks can infect Borrelia miyamotoi.
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A heart specialist in Kingston, Ont. is warning health care professionals across the country to be on the lookout for a rare but serious complication of Lyme disease
ByCanLyme May 31, 2018July 27, 2020
May 30th, 2018 A heart specialist in Kingston, Ont. is warning health care professionals across the country to be on the lookout for a rare but serious complication of Lyme disease in which the disease bacteria begin to attack the heart. The condition is called Lyme carditis and it can do serious damage by disturbing…
Read More A heart specialist in Kingston, Ont. is warning health care professionals across the country to be on the lookout for a rare but serious complication of Lyme disease
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CBC radio show ‘Because News’ does a disservice to Canadians. Lacking science and ethics.
ByCanLyme May 30, 2018July 27, 2020
CBC radio show Because News aired a segment on Lyme disease on May 28th, 2018 that got patients and experts up in arms. Researcher John Scott sets the record straight… Read his response
Read More CBC radio show ‘Because News’ does a disservice to Canadians. Lacking science and ethics.
Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Nova Scotians continue to be affected by Lyme disease
ByCanLyme May 26, 2018July 27, 2020
May 26th, 2018 Virginia Smith will have to wait before finding out whether she’s the victim of another nasty tick infection. On two occasions over the past week, the Weymouth farmer discovered a tick-sucking blood from the very spot on her body, just above her right shoulder blade. She heeded all precautions to avoid contact…
Read More Nova Scotians continue to be affected by Lyme disease

News and updates

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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

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!!

June 23rd, 2018 A CBC online news article… CanLyme offers notes of how clever messaging from “officials” slants the truth so CanLyme is “setting the record straight”.

Canadian Lyme Consortium research network wants you! Such an important cause, please read and pass along.

To Hell and Back: denial of access to health care in Canada. Another disgraceful failure of the Public Health Agency of Canada, now a Human Rights issue

Corruption and Human Rights Violations Against Lyme Doctors, Scientists and Parents Now on United Nations Record

Province of Nova Scotia publicly makes false claims regarding Lyme disease.

Lyme disease in Saskatchewan ticks, and dog ticks can infect Borrelia miyamotoi.

A heart specialist in Kingston, Ont. is warning health care professionals across the country to be on the lookout for a rare but serious complication of Lyme disease

CBC radio show ‘Because News’ does a disservice to Canadians. Lacking science and ethics.

Nova Scotians continue to be affected by Lyme disease

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