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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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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…
Read More USA: Government policy expert’s report, “CDC Evades Accountability in Lyme Epidemic”
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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…
Read More England: [British] MP diagnosed with Lyme disease after chance conversation with constituent
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“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 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…
Read More Lyme disease patient living in her car after being discharged from Banff hospital
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Fox 9 TV Minnesota: Tick bite proves fatal for Minnesota man
ByCanLyme Team July 1, 2016April 21, 2023
June 30th, 2016 (KMSP) – There’s yet another reason to protect yourself from tick bites this summer. Health officials are warning people about a disease that can stop your heart. Steve Stolz noticed something was wrong with his heart while he was walking up a hill. “It should be fine and something doesn’t feel right,”…
Read More Fox 9 TV Minnesota: Tick bite proves fatal for Minnesota man
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Fox5 TV New York – LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE
ByCanLyme Team July 1, 2016April 21, 2023
June 30th, 2016 “LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE” presents an in-depth look at the cause and effect of Lyme disease, including the controversy over testing, the issues of misdiagnosis, and the personal struggles of medical professionals and patients contending with this life-changing illness. -Brian A. Fallon, MD, MPH, Director of…
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Montreal Gazette: Quebec issues warning for Lyme disease
ByCanLyme Team June 25, 2016April 21, 2023
[CanLyme Note: Their 159 reported cases are seriously under-reported due to many reasons including poor tests, lack of doctor education ofo medical doctors to recognize Lyme symptoms, especially late stage chronic symptoms.] lJune 24th, 2016 The Ministry of Health and Social Services advised people who practise outdoor activities to watch out for the bugs. The disease is…
Read More Montreal Gazette: Quebec issues warning for Lyme disease
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Saskatchewan woman devastated by Lyme disease; says she was misdiagnosed in the province
ByCanLyme Team June 21, 2016April 21, 2023
Brandon Harder, Saskatoon Starphoenix “I couldn’t concentrate, I couldn’t screw a lid on top of a bottle, I couldn’t walk, I’d lost all ability to balance.” Bit by a tick near Fishing Lake in June 2009, Tera Hunter said she was infected with Lyme disease – an affliction she’s had to live with ever since….
Read More Saskatchewan woman devastated by Lyme disease; says she was misdiagnosed in the province
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Saskatchewan, Canada: Lyme is there and spreading
ByCanLyme Team June 20, 2016April 21, 2023
[CanLyme Note: Lyme disease is not new to Saskatchewan, but it is spreading. Physicians need to be aware and willing to diagnose and, treat clinically based upon the patient response and not a restrictive set of unproven guidelines that limit treatment periods, and they must be able to do so without consequence from their College…
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If Not Lyme Disease, What Caused This Man’s Fever?
ByCanLyme Team June 16, 2016April 21, 2023
June 16, 2016 by Lisa Sanders, M.D. THE PRESENTING PROBLEM A doctor thought he knew what brought on this patient’s flulike symptoms, but antibiotics weren’t helping. “Nonno says he doesn’t feel good,” the 8-year-old girl reported, handing her mother a digital thermometer. The woman looked at the readout – just under 102 degrees. Her father,…
Read More If Not Lyme Disease, What Caused This Man’s Fever?
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Australia: Murdoch University researchers found new bacteria in Australian ticks removed from echidnas
ByCanLyme Team June 16, 2016April 21, 2023
June 15, 2016 MURDOCH University researchers have detected a new species of bacteria in echidna-biting Australian ticks. The recent discovery was published by Dr Charlotte Oskam, from Murdoch University’s Vector and Water-borne Pathogen Research Group (VWBPRG), in the parasitology journalParasites and Vectors. To date, little has been documented about microorganisms harboured within Australian native ticks…
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The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited – CanLyme does not agree
ByCanLyme Team June 16, 2016April 21, 2023
The article titled, ‘The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited’ seen here promotes stymieing ethical debate. Here is my response to the article, as HealthyDebate.ca had already closed comments for debate due to some not-so-well-wishing comments (although they did re-open it for comments due to public backlash and they then posted an edited…
Read More The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited – CanLyme does not agree
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Doctor comments on Lyme disease treatment
ByCanLyme Team June 15, 2016April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: It is very common for mainstream physicians who subscribe to the Infectious Disease Society of America guidelines to design studies in such a fashion that the outcome is pre-determined. These studies have no value, nor scientific merit. The divide is created intentionally.] Infectious Disease doctor, Sam Donta, responds to article, To the Editor:…
Read More Doctor comments on Lyme disease treatment
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Global TV Edmonton: Famous singer [Kris Kristofferson] puts spotlight on Lyme disease
ByCanLyme Team June 15, 2016April 21, 2023
June 13th, 2016 Kris Kristofferson told Rolling Stone Country that doctors thought he had dementia and then he tested positive for Lyme. As Su-Ling Goh reports, cases are a lot more common than some doctors think. Watch TV segment
Read More Global TV Edmonton: Famous singer [Kris Kristofferson] puts spotlight on Lyme disease

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

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

Fox 9 TV Minnesota: Tick bite proves fatal for Minnesota man

Fox5 TV New York – LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE

Montreal Gazette: Quebec issues warning for Lyme disease

Saskatchewan woman devastated by Lyme disease; says she was misdiagnosed in the province

Saskatchewan, Canada: Lyme is there and spreading

If Not Lyme Disease, What Caused This Man’s Fever?

Australia: Murdoch University researchers found new bacteria in Australian ticks removed from echidnas

The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited – CanLyme does not agree

Doctor comments on Lyme disease treatment

Global TV Edmonton: Famous singer [Kris Kristofferson] puts spotlight on Lyme disease

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