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Exotic ticks appear to be establishing themselves in Alaska
ByCanLyme Team August 29, 2016April 21, 2023
Alaska Dispatch News Monday, August 29th, 2016 While Alaskans have long endured dense mosquitoes and frigid air, we’ve always had the absence of venomous snakes and dog ticks. But the latter may be establishing themselves here. Ticks that infest red squirrels, snowshoe hares and a variety of birds have always been present in Alaska, but a…
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Chasser la tique avec des draps de flanelle
ByCanLyme August 25, 2016June 2, 2023
[un message canlyme: La maladie de Lyme est à travers le Québec. Il est partout où les merles volent. Robins et d’autres oiseaux transportent les tiques partout et les oiseaux transportent la maladie dans leur sang pour infecter de nouvelles tiques.] 16 août 2016 Jessica Nadeau – Science et technologie Le Devoir “Il a connu des expériences…
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Chasser la tique avec des draps de flanelle
ByCanLyme Team August 25, 2016April 21, 2023
[un message canlyme: La maladie de Lyme est à travers le Québec. Il est partout où les merles volent. Robins et d’autres oiseaux transportent les tiques partout et les oiseaux transportent la maladie dans leur sang pour infecter de nouvelles tiques.] 16 août 2016 Jessica Nadeau – Science et technologie Le Devoir “Il a connu des expériences…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Lyme Patients Challenge CDC, Reports the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
ByCanLyme Team August 25, 2016April 21, 2023
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While Zika is grabbing headlines as an emerging disease, another arthropod-borne condition, Lyme disease, remains in the shadows although it affects far more Americans, with about 300,000 new cases per year, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). Read full article
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Manitoba | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Black-legged ticks found at Riding Mountain National Park
ByCanLyme Team August 25, 2016April 21, 2023
[CanLyme Note: “Officials aren’t ready yet to sound the alarms”… here we are in 2016 and Health Canada still refuses to let the public in on the truth… Lyme disease carrying ticks are found anywhere that our friendly robins, finches, wren, and other passerine birds fly in Canada. Measuring by known risk areas and rating them…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Miscellaneous | Research
Tick study gets ‘astonishing’ local response
ByCanLyme Team August 15, 2016April 21, 2023
John Ferro, Poughkeepsie Journal Photo by Sophia Raithel When the scientists behind an ambitious tick studybegan their work in April, they did not know how many Dutchess County families would be willing to grant access to their properties and personal health information. The subjects would have to let researchers onto their yards repeatedly to collect rodents, count ticks and deploy…
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Study cites Powassan link to long-term Lyme symptoms
ByCanLyme Team August 15, 2016April 21, 2023
August 14th, 2016 By Cynthia McCormick Scientists at a Wisconsin laboratory say they suspect persistent cases of Lyme disease may be complicated by the potentially deadly Powassan virus that’s been making headlines in recent years, including on Cape Cod. Developing a better understanding of the frequency of the Powassan virus in humans could help doctors…
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How Lyme disease almost ended one doctor’s life
ByCanLyme Team August 15, 2016April 21, 2023
Aug 15th, Fox News : Dr. Neil Spector’s Lyme story on “Fox and Friends”
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For Physicians | Government | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Massachusetts, USA: Insurance Coverage for Lyme Treatment Becomes Law
ByCanLyme Team August 12, 2016April 21, 2023
Alex Elvin, August 11, 2016 6:40 pm The state legislature has adopted a new bill requiring insurance companies to cover long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease, despite considerable pushback from the medical and health insurance communities, and from Gov. Charlie Baker, who twice remanded the bill in the final weeks before the legislative session closed…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Toronto, Canada: Prevention and understanding key to dealing with Lyme disease in Ontario
ByCanLyme Team August 12, 2016April 21, 2023
Aug. 11, 2016, East York Mirror by Tara Hatherly Canadian government’s framework on Lyme disease in the works As the number of Canadians with Lyme disease continues to climb, Canada is developing a federal framework for dealing with the issue. The framework will focus on guidelines for identifying and treating Lyme disease, tracking infection rates…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Lyme in quebec | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
First Record of Ixodes affinis Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Collected from a Migratory Songbird in Canada
ByCanLyme Team August 1, 2016April 21, 2023
Scott, et al. Published June 30th, 2016 Abstract Migratory songbirds transport hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) into Canada during northward spring migration, and some of these bird-feeding ticks harbor a wide diversity of pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, we collected a nymphal Ixodes affinis Neumann from a Common Yellowthroat, Geothylypis trichas (Linnaeus), at Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, and…
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For Physicians | Government | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
USA: Government policy expert’s report, “CDC Evades Accountability in Lyme Epidemic”
ByCanLyme Team August 1, 2016April 21, 2023
Author info: Bio – Jenna Luché-Thayer’s expertise includes government transparency and accountability and the integration of marginalized groups. Luché-Thayer is informed by three decades of professional policy and grassroots experience in 40 countries. She has extensive experience in congressional relations, testimony and legislation. She has worked with governments, the United Nations, nonprofits and the corporate…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
England: [British] MP diagnosed with Lyme disease after chance conversation with constituent
ByCanLyme Team July 9, 2016April 21, 2023
by Saphora Smith, July 9th, 2016 An MP who was bitten by a tick at a village fete was diagnosed with Lyme disease after a chance conversation with a constituent. Michelle Donelan, 32, the Conservative MP for Chippenham, noticed a rash on her forearm after she appeared as guest of honour at the Semington village fete in…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
“A Slow Slipping Away”– Kris Kristofferson’s Long-Undiagnosed Battle with Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team July 7, 2016April 21, 2023
Kris Kristofferson, still crooning and gorgeous at 80, is a Country Music Hall of Famer who ranks among the most versatile of American talents. He’s been a Golden Gloves boxer, a Rhodes scholar, a college football player, an acclaimed actor, a military officer, a helicopter pilot, a Grammy-winner, a self-described screw-up and an icon. Like…
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Alberta | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Lyme disease patient living in her car after being discharged from Banff hospital
ByCanLyme Team July 6, 2016April 21, 2023
July 6th, 2016, Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald CANMORE – A Canmore woman with Lyme disease has been sleeping in her car since being discharged from a Banff hospital due to what she believes is a political response to the illness. Sarah Hutchison, 46, said front-line staff at Banff Mineral Springs Hospital treated her well, but believes she’s been mistreated by…
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News and updates

Announcing the second annual Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference

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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

Exotic ticks appear to be establishing themselves in Alaska

Chasser la tique avec des draps de flanelle

Chasser la tique avec des draps de flanelle

Lyme Patients Challenge CDC, Reports the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

Black-legged ticks found at Riding Mountain National Park

Tick study gets ‘astonishing’ local response

Study cites Powassan link to long-term Lyme symptoms

How Lyme disease almost ended one doctor’s life

Massachusetts, USA: Insurance Coverage for Lyme Treatment Becomes Law

Toronto, Canada: Prevention and understanding key to dealing with Lyme disease in Ontario

First Record of Ixodes affinis Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Collected from a Migratory Songbird in Canada

USA: Government policy expert’s report, “CDC Evades Accountability in Lyme Epidemic”

England: [British] MP diagnosed with Lyme disease after chance conversation with constituent

“A Slow Slipping Away”– Kris Kristofferson’s Long-Undiagnosed Battle with Lyme Disease

Lyme disease patient living in her car after being discharged from Banff hospital

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