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Watch interview of Prof Ying Zhang on Borrelia persisters
ByCanLyme Team December 12, 2015April 21, 2023
Interview with Prof. Ying Zhang at the NorVect Conference 2015 Published on Sep 29, 2015 Prof Ying Zhang from John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health explains why Lyme disease is so difficult to treat. Having worked with Tuberculosis (TB) for many years, he sees the similarities and differences between these to bacteria. With…
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Updates
Lyme videos about ticks and Lyme disease
ByCanLyme December 10, 2015January 18, 2024
Some videos about ticks and Lyme disease.
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Belleville, Ontario, Canada: Lyme Disease a concern for Health Unit as more ticks test positive
ByCanLyme Team December 2, 2015April 21, 2023
Belleville News by Steve Petrick Nov 30th, 2015 Belleville – As a real estate agent in Centre Hastings, Steve Bancroft spends a fair bit of time walking around rural properties. These days, he always makes sure to tuck in his clothing so it’s covering his skin. He’s concerned about ticks and, more specifically, the disease…
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Miscellaneous | Research
Amblyomma dissimile Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizes bird captured in Canada
ByCanLyme Team December 2, 2015April 21, 2023
Systematic & Applied Acarology 20(8): 854–860 (2015) John D. Scott, Lance A. Durden Abstract We document Amblyomma dissimile Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing a bird in Canada. A partially engorged A. dissimile nymph was collected from a Veery, Catharus fuscescens (Stephens) (Passeriformes: Turdidae), in Toronto, Ontario during spring migration. This constitutes the first authentic host record…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato-infected Ixodes ricinus collected from vegetation near the Arctic Circle
ByCanLyme Team November 10, 2015April 21, 2023
Volume 6, Issue 6, September 2015, Pages 768–773 Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Abstract This is the first study to determine the density of questing Ixodes ricinus in northern Norway. It was performed at two sites in Brønnøy, which has been known for its tick permissive habitats for decades and is one of the northernmost…
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Updates
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ByCanLyme Team October 17, 2015April 11, 2024
As a non-profit organization, pioneered by a small and committed Board of Directors, the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation relies on the support of volunteers. Volunteer Interested in becoming a CanLyme volunteer? Simply email us your name and phone number, and we’ll get in touch to discuss various opportunities. Contact us. Spread the word CanLyme.com is…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Nova Scotia: Shelburne-area family recounts struggle with Lyme disease
ByCanLyme Team October 9, 2015April 21, 2023
SHELBURNE – People hear about Lyme disease protection every year, about how to avoid a tick bite and the signs that one should watch out for. But what happens when Lyme disease is contracted? One teenager in Shelburne County struggled for a year with the disease and in some ways continues to struggle. When Hannah…
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CanLyme director responds to Canadian Medical Association Journal commentary.
ByCanLyme Team October 1, 2015April 21, 2023
Counter Points — Robert G. Murray, Director, CanLyme.com The commentary from Dr. Dan Gregson et al. signals that there will be no change in the medical community in the treatment of Lyme disease and attitudes around it despite all the hopes of the public and politicians after the passage of Bill C-442. The Canadian testing…
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For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
SPECT brain imaging in chronic Lyme disease.
ByCanLyme Team September 29, 2015April 21, 2023
Donta ST1, Noto RB, Vento JA. Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Sep;37(9):e219-22. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318262ad9b Abstract OBJECTIVES: Lyme disease is an infectious disease that frequently involves the central nervous system, leading to cognitive and/or mood dysfunction. The basis for these symptoms remains to be defined but may be the result of a vasculitis or metabolic abnormality secondary…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis from a Newly Established Lyme Disease Endemic Area, the Thousand Islands Region of Ontario, Canada.
ByCanLyme Team September 28, 2015April 21, 2023
ProHealth – Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. (2015 Sep 22). [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are vectors for several important human diseases, including Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), and human babesiosis, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Babesia microti, respectively. The continued northward range expansion of blacklegged ticks and associated…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
A case of severe babesiosis treated successfully with exchange transfusion
ByCanLyme Team September 24, 2015April 21, 2023
Summary Babesiosis is a zoonotic disease that may be asymptomatic or result in severe clinical conditions, with severe hemolysis, hepatic, and renal failure, in humans. Clinical symptoms depend on the species and immune status of the host. The disease is especially severe in those of advanced age, those with an immune deficiency, and the splenectomized….
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous
London, England: Health warning after ‘Lyme disease ticks’ are found in Richmond Park
ByCanLyme Team September 24, 2015April 21, 2023
Thursday, September 24th, 2015 Ticks carrying the debilitating Lyme disease have been found in London’s Richmond Park, according to university scientists. Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine warned visitors to exercise caution in order to avoid contracting the bacterial infection, which can be passed on to humans via bites from the…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Research
Survey of Ixodes pacificus Ticks in California Reveals a Diversity of Microorganisms and a Novel and Widespread Anaplasmataceae Species.
ByCanLyme Team September 19, 2015April 21, 2023
Sept. 16, 2015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135828 Eshoo MW, Carolan HE, Massire C, Chou DM, Crowder CD, Rounds MA, et al. Abstract Ixodes pacificus ticks can harbor a wide range of human and animal pathogens. To survey the prevalence of tick-borne known and putative pathogens, we tested 982 individual adult and nymphal I. pacificus ticks collected throughout…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Voices on Lyme
Response to Canadian Medical Association Journal Lyme practice scenario
ByCanLyme Team September 17, 2015April 21, 2023
Re: Decisions; A 35-year-old man with a positive Lyme test result from a private laboratory Debra L. Fraleigh, Co-founder Ontario Lyme Alliance This fictional practice case scenario needs to have some modicum of realism if it is intended to be useful to inform diagnostic and treatment decisions. The patient, who believes he could have Lyme…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Identification of Additional Anti-Persister Activity against Borrelia burgdorferi from an FDA Drug Library
ByCanLyme Team September 17, 2015April 21, 2023
Sept, 2015 Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA Abstract Lyme disease is a leading vector-borne disease in the United States. Although the majority of Lyme patients can be cured with standard 2–4 week antibiotic treatment, 10%–20% of patients continue to suffer from…
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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

Watch interview of Prof Ying Zhang on Borrelia persisters

Lyme videos about ticks and Lyme disease

Belleville, Ontario, Canada: Lyme Disease a concern for Health Unit as more ticks test positive

Amblyomma dissimile Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizes bird captured in Canada

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato-infected Ixodes ricinus collected from vegetation near the Arctic Circle

Take action

Nova Scotia: Shelburne-area family recounts struggle with Lyme disease

CanLyme director responds to Canadian Medical Association Journal commentary.

SPECT brain imaging in chronic Lyme disease.

Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis from a Newly Established Lyme Disease Endemic Area, the Thousand Islands Region of Ontario, Canada.

A case of severe babesiosis treated successfully with exchange transfusion

London, England: Health warning after ‘Lyme disease ticks’ are found in Richmond Park

Survey of Ixodes pacificus Ticks in California Reveals a Diversity of Microorganisms and a Novel and Widespread Anaplasmataceae Species.

Response to Canadian Medical Association Journal Lyme practice scenario

Identification of Additional Anti-Persister Activity against Borrelia burgdorferi from an FDA Drug Library

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