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Canadian legend passes away – helped raise money for CanLyme – Johnny Bower
ByCanLyme December 27, 2017July 27, 2020
December 27th, 2017 Johnny Bower, Canadian hockey legend and amazing humanitarian passed away on December 26th, 2017. He was a hero to so many in the 1960’s and beyond including myself (Jim Wilson, President, CanLyme – a dogged Toronto Maple Leaf fan from about age 7, to today, age 64). How does this relate to…
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For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
CANADA, CASE REPORT: New-onset Bell palsy and Lyme disease
ByCanLyme December 27, 2017July 27, 2020
[Canlyme Note: It is important for physicians to be aware that treatment duration is to be determined by the clinical presentation not by preset limitations. The only recognized guidelines that meet the Institute of Medicine GRADE level criteria, which are the only Lyme disease guidelines published on the US government guideline website, are those published by…
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Miscellaneous | Pets | Voices on Lyme
You must check your pets paws for ticks!!
ByCanLyme December 26, 2017July 27, 2020
Daily tick checks and using tick repellents on your pets is a must when you live in a tick endemic area …
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For Physicians | International News | Research
Spain has significant risk areas for contracting Lyme disease (borreliosis)
ByCanLyme December 25, 2017July 27, 2020
Molecular identification of Borrelia spirochetes in questing Ixodes ricinus from northwestern Spain Published online December 20th, 2107 Pablo Diaz et al ABSTRACT Background Ixodes ricinus, the predominant tick species in Europe, can transmit the causative agents of important human diseases such as Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia spirochetes. In northern Spain, LB is considered endemic; recently, a significant increase of the…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy
Reindeer pet hit with tick borne babesiosis just south of Canadian border – survives
ByCanLyme December 23, 2017July 27, 2020
December 22nd, 2017 “Santa needs good reindeer.” That was what Red Jacket High School principal Mark Bracy told Mike Schaertl in early November. Schaertl, a chemistry and physics teacher in the district for the last 20 years, had gone home during his lunch hour to check on his two reindeer, Little Buddy and Moose. Schaertl said Little Buddy…
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For Physicians
Lyme disease in Alberta article takes number three spot in top ten stories for 2017
ByCanLyme December 22, 2017July 27, 2020
See top ten list Lyme-disease carrying ticks on the rise in Alberta Edmonton a possible hotspot; 6 things to watch for. By BEV BETKOWSKI Up to one in five Albertans bitten by ticks this summer could be at risk for Lyme disease, a University of Alberta expert says. Once thought to be rare in…
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For Physicians | International News | Research
Nearly 50% of ticks test positive for Lyme bacteria in Onondaga County
ByCanLyme December 20, 2017July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: This area is only a short flight to Ontario and Quebec for the migratory birds such as robins, wrens, and finches who carry these infected ticks into your region in the millions each season. Canada is endemic for Lyme disease and our government needs to stop wasting money chasing ticks and start funding research…
Read More Nearly 50% of ticks test positive for Lyme bacteria in Onondaga County
For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Late Disseminated Lyme Disease: Associated Pathology and Spirochete Persistence Post-Treatment in Rhesus Macaques
ByCanLyme December 18, 2017July 27, 2020
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2017.11.005 Nicholas A. Crossland, Xavier Alvarez, Monica E. Embers Abstract Non-human primates currently serve as the best experimental model for Lyme disease due to their close genetic homology with humans and demonstration of all three phases of disease following infection with Borreliella (Borrelia) burgdorferi (Bb). We investigated the pathology associated with late disseminated Lyme disease (12 to…
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For Physicians | International News | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Lyme disease in North America for 20,000 years
ByCanLyme December 11, 2017July 27, 2020
Lyme bacteria settled in North America far earlier than we thought While the Lyme disease outbreak in people dates back only about 40 years, the bacterium that causes this disease has called North America home for more than 20,000 years, according to a study published in August in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution. The epidemic began…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Poor Research | Research | Voices on Lyme
Interview: The flawed science behind the current global Lyme policies, diagnostics and treatment
ByCanLyme December 5, 2017July 27, 2020
Posted on on-lyme.org Dec 2nd, 2017 Written by Huib Holly Ahern is a professor of microbiology as well as the mother of a child that was severely affected by Lyme Disease. Because of this personal experience and her professional background and training, she was able to dissect the flaws in scientific reasoning that underlie decades of…
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
‘Every season is tick season’: Experts warn of winter Lyme disease risk [bitten while xmas tree hunting]
ByCanLyme November 27, 2017July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: Ticks are active in temperatures of minus 4 degrees Celsius and above] November 22, 2017 by Marina von Stackelberg CBCNEWS 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…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Towards a Better Understanding of the Brain and Body Interaction
ByCanLyme November 25, 2017July 27, 2020
“It is all in your head”. An assessment that is all too familiar to many patients with little understood emergent diseases such as ME, PANS or Lyme. Together with the rise of complex chronic illnesses caused by stealth pathogens, we witness a rise of the invention of so-called ‘somatic disorders’. This is of concern to both patients,…
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For Physicians | International News | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
New research shows risk for Lyme borreliosis in cities is much the same as in forested areas.
ByCanLyme November 23, 2017July 27, 2020
[CanLyme note: This should be done in Canadian cities] Published Nov. 21, 2017 Parasites and Vectors Ticks and the city – are there any differences between city parks and natural forests in terms of tick abundance and prevalence of spirochaetes? Abstract Background Ixodes ricinus ticks are commonly encountered in either natural or urban areas, contributing to Lyme…
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Lawsuit: Insurance companies conspiring with physician members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
ByCanLyme November 19, 2017July 27, 2020
November 19th, 2017 Lynne LaRowe Texackana Gazette Major health insurance companies are accused of putting profits over patients suffering from Lyme disease in a lawsuit filed recently in a Texarkana, Texas, federal court. The suit alleges companies including Blue Cross, Kaiser and Aetna violated RICO and anti-trust laws when conspiring with physician members of the…
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For Physicians | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous
Ottawa, Canada: Lyme disease hit record levels in 2017, next year likely to be worse, health officials warn
ByCanLyme November 16, 2017July 27, 2020
[CanLyme note: The ‘tick key’ mentioned in the article is not a recommended tool as it is too bulky and wide for removing ticks from the many cracks and crevices of our bodies and those of our pets where ticks like to migrate to ie. ears, butt cracks, navals, nostrils, and other private parts. That is…
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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

Canadian legend passes away – helped raise money for CanLyme – Johnny Bower

CANADA, CASE REPORT: New-onset Bell palsy and Lyme disease

You must check your pets paws for ticks!!

Spain has significant risk areas for contracting Lyme disease (borreliosis)

Reindeer pet hit with tick borne babesiosis just south of Canadian border – survives

Lyme disease in Alberta article takes number three spot in top ten stories for 2017

Nearly 50% of ticks test positive for Lyme bacteria in Onondaga County

Late Disseminated Lyme Disease: Associated Pathology and Spirochete Persistence Post-Treatment in Rhesus Macaques

Lyme disease in North America for 20,000 years

Interview: The flawed science behind the current global Lyme policies, diagnostics and treatment

‘Every season is tick season’: Experts warn of winter Lyme disease risk [bitten while xmas tree hunting]

Towards a Better Understanding of the Brain and Body Interaction

New research shows risk for Lyme borreliosis in cities is much the same as in forested areas.

Lawsuit: Insurance companies conspiring with physician members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Ottawa, Canada: Lyme disease hit record levels in 2017, next year likely to be worse, health officials warn

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