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Prof. Christian Perronne, MD, PhD, outlines his history and the history of resistance within mainstream medicine regarding Lyme disease.
ByCanLyme October 15, 2017July 27, 2020
Christian Perronne, MD, PhD, is Professor of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine Paris-Ile de France-Ouest, University of Versailles-St Quentin en Yvelines (UVSQ), Paris-Saclay, France. He is chief of a Department of Medicine at the Raymond Poincaré University Hospital in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine), belonging to Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, the Greater…
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Researcher says tick-borne disease Borrelia has grown exponentially in Finland
ByCanLyme October 6, 2017July 27, 2020
October 5th, 2017 New research finds that ticks are not only becoming more common in Finland but incidents of the tick-borne disease Borrelia – also known as Lyme disease – has grown exponentially in the past 20 years. A new study by a doctoral student found that one-in-six ticks in Finland now carry the disease….
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Popular Shrub Linked to Rising Rates of Lyme Disease in Ticks
ByCanLyme October 1, 2017July 27, 2020
[CanLyme note: Japanese barberry, an invasive plant, has been promoted as a decorative shrub for landscaping across Canada for many years, even in the dry Okanagan Valley region of BC In Canada, plant growers, retailers, and landscapers need to take this seriously and stop selling this product and similar products. Offer your concerns to the Canadian…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Local tick reports up sharply over last year
ByCanLyme October 1, 2017July 27, 2020
[CanLyme note: This article says only one tick per year is testing positive for Lyme disease. Research has shown us that their tests are not capable of detecting all the known strains of Lyme borreliosis. If you do not have the correct test for all the strains you have no idea of true prevalence. The government…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Tips after Lyme Disease is in your system
ByCanLyme September 23, 2017July 27, 2020
From Toronto Sun Sept 23rd, 2017 “With the Public Health test, chronic sufferers like me can be misdiagnosed. Although options are available to treat Lyme, because they are not covered by OHIP or widespread, they are inaccessible to many. From my experiences, the Lyme care in Ontario seems insufficient. We all pay taxes and to…
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For Physicians | Miscellaneous | Research
YME SCI: What’s the story about stevia?
ByCanLyme September 23, 2017July 27, 2020
From Lymedisease.org – written by Lonnie Markum There has been a great deal of information circulating the internet about the use of stevia as a “cure” for Lyme disease. I’d like to try and clear up a few things. Many news articles have referred to laboratory research published by Dr. Eva Sapi of New Haven…
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For Physicians | Lyme in New Brunswick | Miscellaneous
CBC News: High-risk areas for Lyme disease expand to include Moncton
ByCanLyme September 22, 2017July 27, 2020
By Joseph Tunney, September 22nd, 2017 Westmorland and Albert counties added to list that already includes Charlotte, Saint John and Kings counties Moncton has joined the list of high-risk areas for Lyme disease, the provincial government announced Friday in Saint John. Two new counties, Albert and Westmorland counties, were added to the list because of…
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For Physicians | Lyme in Manitoba | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Poor Research | Research
Human seroprevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Manitoba, Canada, in 2011–2014: a cross-sectional study
ByCanLyme September 21, 2017July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: This is a very interesting and important study and we are pleased that this is being looked at but there are some glaring omissions in the document. Not made clear in the results is that a significant percentage of obviously symptomatic patients (why their blood was tested in the first place) would be completely…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research
The cost of Lyme borreliosis.
ByCanLyme September 10, 2017July 27, 2020
Eur J Public Health. 2017 Jun 1;27(3):538-547. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw269. Abstract BACKGROUND: Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most frequently reported tick-borne infection in Europe and North America. The aim of this study was to estimate the cost-of-illness of LB in the Netherlands. We used available incidence estimates from 2010 for tick bite consultations and three symptomatic LB outcomes:…
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For Physicians | Miscellaneous | Press Releases
Borrelia lanei sp. nov. extends the diversity of Borrelia species in California
ByCanLyme September 10, 2017July 27, 2020
First Published Online: 08 September 2017, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002214 Subject: Taxonomic Description – New Taxa Abstract The diversity of Borrelia species discovered in California appears to be particularly high. A divergent group of Borrelia strains collected from Ixodes ticks in California was described by Postic and co-workers and designated ‘genomospecies 2’ (Postic D, Garnier M,…
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For Physicians | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Research
Ontario: Twenty-four cases of Lyme Disease in Durham
ByCanLyme September 6, 2017July 27, 2020
September 6th, 2017 The Durham Region Health Department is reminding the public to protect themselves against Lyme disease, a serious bacterial illness that is spread by the bite of an infected black-legged tick or “deer” tick, which carry the bacteria. So far this season, the health department has submitted 118 ticks for testing for Lyme…
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Empirical validation of the Horowitz Multiple Systemic Infectious Disease Syndrome Questionnaire for suspected Lyme disease
ByCanLyme September 5, 2017July 27, 2020
International Journal of General Medicine September 4th, 2017 Purpose: Lyme disease is spreading worldwide, with multiple Borrelia species causing a broad range of clinical symptoms that mimic other illnesses. A validated Lyme disease screening questionnaire would be clinically useful for both providers and patients. Three studies evaluated such a screening tool, namely the Horowitz Multiple…
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Miscellaneous
First record of locally acquired human babesiosis in Canada caused by Babesia duncani: a case report
ByCanLyme September 2, 2017July 27, 2020
First Published August 29, 2017 John D Scott Abstract Objectives: The aim of this clinical assessment was to ascertain whether a 70-year-old Canadian patient, who had no history of out-of-country travel, had contracted a Babesia infection. Methods: The adult human male developed constitutional symptoms, which included sweats, chills, and immobilizing fatigue, and was screened for human babesiosis. Subsequent…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Watch New York State Senate Public Hearing on Lyme and Tick Borne Diseases
ByCanLyme September 2, 2017July 27, 2020
LYME SCI: Re-cap of New York’s Lyme disease hearing On August 29, the New York State Senate’s Task Force on Lyme and Tick-borne Diseases held a public hearing, with participation from many stakeholders. Public health officials, scientists, patients, and doctors from IDSA and ILADS all addressed the committee hearing, which was streamed live to a…
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Unprecedented claim against the CDC over Lyme tests
ByCanLyme August 24, 2017July 27, 2020
August 23, 2017 written by Huib In the USA an unprecedented anti-trust law suit of $57 million is being prepared against the CDC. They are accused of deliberately suppressing the use of an accurate DNA direct diagnostics for Lyme disease. You can read about the aim and potential impact of this lawsuit in this article. “In…
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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

Prof. Christian Perronne, MD, PhD, outlines his history and the history of resistance within mainstream medicine regarding Lyme disease.

Researcher says tick-borne disease Borrelia has grown exponentially in Finland

Popular Shrub Linked to Rising Rates of Lyme Disease in Ticks

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Local tick reports up sharply over last year

Tips after Lyme Disease is in your system

YME SCI: What’s the story about stevia?

CBC News: High-risk areas for Lyme disease expand to include Moncton

Human seroprevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Manitoba, Canada, in 2011–2014: a cross-sectional study

The cost of Lyme borreliosis.

Borrelia lanei sp. nov. extends the diversity of Borrelia species in California

Ontario: Twenty-four cases of Lyme Disease in Durham

Empirical validation of the Horowitz Multiple Systemic Infectious Disease Syndrome Questionnaire for suspected Lyme disease

First record of locally acquired human babesiosis in Canada caused by Babesia duncani: a case report

Watch New York State Senate Public Hearing on Lyme and Tick Borne Diseases

Unprecedented claim against the CDC over Lyme tests

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