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Why so many Lyme disease patients slip through the cracks in our health-care system — and how we can prevent it
September 26, 2025
22% of patients with early Lyme need more treatment months later, but…
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It’s not just Lyme disease you have to watch out for. Other tick-borne illnesses are on the rise in Canada
September 9, 2025
Ontario physicians call for heightened awareness after treating rare case of anaplasmosis.
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Why an integrated approach to tick-borne pathogens is important in the diagnosis of clinical cases
August 5, 2025
Diagnoses should be more than just a laboratory test result.
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Jim Wilson: Sincere and caring man
July 30, 2025
He will be sadly missed.
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Generation Lyme
July 24, 2025
Generation Lyme is a patient-led non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting…
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Notes from the front line: Family doctors speak out about the challenges of Lyme disease
July 22, 2025
Physicians point to rising case counts, primary care shortages, difficult diagnoses and…
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No, it’s not all in your head: How a new report could be a massive game changer for long Lyme sufferers
July 8, 2025
Top U.S. experts warn of an ‘urgent need to identify and develop…
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Mosquitoes unlikely to transmit Lyme
July 7, 2025
New report finds mosquito gut deactivates Lyme bacteria.
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children | For Physicians | Lyme in Ontario | Voices on Lyme
Chapter review: Lyme Disease can be a diagnosis of hope by Janet and Felix Sperling
ByCatherine Kinsella November 9, 2023November 24, 2023
Encountering Lyme within the Canadian healthcare system.
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For Physicians | Government | Lyme disease
US CDC links Borrelia burgdorferi to chronic symptoms
ByJanet Sperling, PhD November 2, 2023July 4, 2025
It’s good to see organizations working towards common research agendas focussed on evidence and patient health.
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Updates
Lyme Carditis from A to Z: A new book by Dr. Adrian Baranchuk
ByCanLyme Team October 27, 2023October 27, 2023
Dr. Baranchuk is a full professor at Queen’s University and has published over 750 articles in well-recognized journals.
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Education | For Physicians | Miscellaneous | Research | Updates
Whole genome sequencing of human Borrelia burgdorferi isolates reveals linked blocks of accessory genome elements located on plasmids and associated with human dissemination
ByCanLyme Team September 16, 2023March 24, 2024
Using genetic association study methods, we identify an accessory genome signature associated with dissemination in humans and define the individual plasmids and genes that make up this signature.
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For Physicians | Research
Case study demonstrates need for increased Lyme literacy among health practitioners
ByDr. Sarah Keating September 8, 2023September 12, 2023
Canadian family shares the obstacles faced by their adolescent son.
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Lyme Controversy | Research
Alternative Lyme disease treatments
ByRobert G. Murray September 6, 2023September 12, 2023
The role of natural antimicrobials for treating tick-borne illnesses.
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme disease | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Children are more than twice as likely to lose their detectable antibodies to Lyme disease bacteria
ByCanLyme Team August 28, 2023September 12, 2023
Background Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), is the most common tick-borne infection in Germany. Antibodies against Bb are prevalent in the general population but information on temporal changes of prevalence and estimates of seroconversion (seroincidence) and seroreversion are lacking, especially for children and adolescents. Aim We aimed at assessing antibodies against Bb and factors associated with seropositivity…
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Conferences | For Physicians | Lyme disease | Research | Updates
Toward a common research agenda in infection
ByRobert G. Murray August 17, 2023August 18, 2023
Associated chronic illnesses: a workshop to examine common, overlapping clinical and biological factors!
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For Physicians | Updates
2023 ILADS Conference education grants now available from CanLyme
ByCatherine Kinsella August 10, 2023September 11, 2023
Learn the latest about Vector-Borne Diseases from the world’s top experts, October 19-21 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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For Physicians | Lyme disease | Medical Publications | Updates
Call for better combination treatments and diagnostics for Lyme
ByRobert G. Murray August 9, 2023August 11, 2023
Recent calls to action by Dr. Monica Embers and Dr. John Aucott.
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme disease | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Lyme neuroborreliosis: A case report
ByCanLyme Team August 8, 2023September 12, 2023
Abstract Key Clinical Message Lyme neuroborreliosis is the manifestation of Lyme borreliosis that impacts the nervous system. It gives rise to various neurological and psychiatric conditions, and its diagnosis is challenging. The timely administration of antibiotics is effective. A male patient, aged 55, was admitted to the emergency department due to the sudden onset of…
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Updates
Why Lyme treatments often fail
ByRobert G. Murray July 28, 2023September 5, 2023
Monica Embers, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Tulane University, Director of Vector-Borne Disease Research and member of the Tulane National Primate Research Center has been a leading participant in Lyme research. In addition she presents three free CME courses on [IN]VISIBLE for healthcare professionals. Her research program regarding Borrelia burgdorferi and Lyme…
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Co-infections | Education | For Physicians | Lyme disease | Miscellaneous
6-year-old may need to relearn how to walk, talk after tick bite leads to ICU, mom says
ByCanLyme Team July 15, 2023August 4, 2023
A bite from a tick left a 6-year-old Arkansas boy fighting for his life, his mother says, and he may not be the same when he wakes up. In late June, Aiden Debusk went on a short hike with his family, his mother, Laiken Debusk, told KTHV. She checked her kids for ticks when they…
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Events | Lyme disease | News from CanLyme
Elizabeth May speaks to the need for greater access to Lyme literate physicians and other changes
ByCanLyme Team July 12, 2023July 12, 2023
Lyme advocate, MP, current Leader of the Green Party of Canada.
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Events | News from CanLyme
A short history of CanLyme, by Jim Wilson
ByCanLyme Team July 12, 2023July 12, 2023
Panelist Jim Wilson is the Past President and Founder of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation.
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