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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…
Read More Human seroprevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Manitoba, Canada, in 2011–2014: a cross-sectional study
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…
Read More Ontario: Twenty-four cases of Lyme Disease in Durham
For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
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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Featured | For Physicians | Government | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
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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For Physicians | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Pets | Research
Toronto Star: Pet owners help university track ticks through new online tool
ByCanLyme August 7, 2017July 27, 2020
Pathobiology professor Scott Weese, who developed the Tick Tracker, says the data could serve as an “early warning system.” By Isabel Teotonio August 7th, 2017 When Ellen Holmes takes her two cocker spaniels for a walk on her 40-hectare property – a pooch paradise made up of ponds, trails and thick brush – they always…
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Updates
MALADIE DE LYME. Le cri d’alarme de 100 médecins : “Il y a urgence”
ByCanLyme August 4, 2017June 2, 2023
ils lancent l’alerte. De plus en plus souvent, ces médecins sont confrontés à des malades qui errent des années d’hôpital en hôpital. Paralysés, souffrant de douleurs musculaires et articulaires, on leur a diagnostiqué à tort un Alzheimer, une sclérose en plaques ou une spondylartrite. Ils sont en fait atteints de la maladie de Lyme…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
BABESIA CASES SKYROCKET IN WISCONSIN WITH A 26-FOLD INCREASE
ByCanLyme July 24, 2017July 27, 2020
by Daniel J. Cameron, MD, MPH In Wisconsin, between 2001 and 2015, “there was a 26-fold increase in the incidence of confirmed babesiosis, in addition to geographic expansion,” according to MMWR. [1] The report listed suburbanization, forest fragmentation patterns, and warming average temperatures as potential causes behind the surge. The rising prevalence of co-infections in rodents may also…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Government | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Saskatchewan | Voices on Lyme
Saskatchewan: Sask. Lyme disease patients are falling through the cracks
ByCanLyme July 24, 2017July 27, 2020
The Saskatchewan government says there have been three cases of Lyme disease in the province since 2008. Five Lyme patients beg to differ. Anika Kosteniuk was 13 years old when a tick bite changed her life. She was on vacation in Virginia, on the acreage of her great-aunt and uncle, when she found an…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
Two women joined in a mission to learn more about a still misunderstood condition
ByCanLyme July 24, 2017July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: CanLyme and the G Magnotta Foundation for Vector Borne Diseases have worked together for 5 years to bring this research program to fruition. This is the first step in a major thrust to aid in diagnostics, inform treatment, and bring much needed knowledge to the Canadian medical community.] CTV National News: Motivated by trajedy….
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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

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

Toronto Star: Pet owners help university track ticks through new online tool

MALADIE DE LYME. Le cri d’alarme de 100 médecins : “Il y a urgence”

BABESIA CASES SKYROCKET IN WISCONSIN WITH A 26-FOLD INCREASE

Saskatchewan: Sask. Lyme disease patients are falling through the cracks

Two women joined in a mission to learn more about a still misunderstood condition

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