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Winnipegger traveled to New York for Lyme disease treatment
ByCanLyme Team August 24, 2015April 21, 2023
Meghan Roberts, CTV Winnipeg Published Sunday, August 23, 2015 9:23PM CST A Winnipeg man says he travelled to New York State to get treatment for his chronic Lyme disease. Richard Underwood joined the Canadian Forces in 2007 as a teen. He believes that’s when he contracted the disease. Black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks,…
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The Scientist: The Search for Persisters
ByCanLyme Team August 12, 2015April 21, 2023
It starts with a tick bite. This may be followed by the characteristic bullseye rash. And then the other symptoms of Lyme disease appear. Fever, fatigue, body aches, and headaches can all set in. For most patients diagnosed with Lyme disease, the symptoms fade as the infection is cleared following a course of antibiotics. But…
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Schizophrenia Differential Diagnoses
ByCanLyme Team August 12, 2015April 21, 2023
Diagnostic Considerations – Other psychiatric illnesses – Anatomic lesions – Metabolic illnesses – Endocrine disordersInfectious illnesses – Miscellaneous disorders – Vitamin deficiency …”Many infectious illnesses, such as influenza, Lyme disease, hepatitis C, and any of the encephalitides (particularly those caused by the herpesviruses), can cause mental status changes such as depression, anxiety, irritability, or…
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Undiagnosed Lyme disease in adults with schizophrenia.
ByCanLyme Team August 12, 2015April 21, 2023
Published online Aug. 6th, 2015 ABSTRACT Lyme disease (LD) is the world’s leading tick borne infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb). This infection is a global health concern and is associated with numerous cardiologic, dermatologic, rheumatologic neurologic, and psychiatric manifestations (Bratton et al., 2008). Only a few epidemiologic studies have evaluated the frequency…
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Entomological Society of America Issues Statement on Tick-borne Diseases
ByCanLyme Team August 11, 2015April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: CanLyme has no evidence to support the insinuation of the Entomological Society of America in the last sentence of their statement that there may have been “intentional” introduction of tick-borne diseases.] July 29th, 2015 The Entomological Society of America (ESA) strongly supports building a national strategy using Integrated Tick Management (ITM) to better control…
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Fox News: Richard Gere Among Celebrities Who Have Battled Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team August 10, 2015April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: They forgot Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates, and others including professional golfers and baseball players.] Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, can be a devastating condition, leading to serious health issues like arthritis and neurological disorders. Several celebrities have reportedly been diagnosed with the disease; some, like…
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Persister Development by B. burgdorferi Populations In Vitro
ByCanLyme Team August 10, 2015April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: The researchers acknowledge in their paper that their findings are limited to doxycycline, alone, at their prescribed dosages. The paper adds to the long list of articles that substantiate chronic persistent Lyme Disease beyond short term antibiotics and continued benefit while antibiotics are present.] John R. Caskey, Monica E. Embers ABSTRACT Doxycycline is a…
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Globe and Mail: How ticks became a major public health issue
ByCanLyme Team August 10, 2015April 21, 2023
[CanLyme Note: The tell-tale “bull’s eye” rash seldom occurs. Of those 17 children in Nova Scotia with confirmed Lyme Disease, only 18% had a rash of any kind. Current research indicates only a “small subset” of the various strains of borrelia bacteria that cause Lyme disease will cause any rash. Read here.] August 9th, 2015 Erin…
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Diagnosing Lyme Neuroborreliosis in Horses is Difficult
ByCanLyme Team August 5, 2015April 21, 2023
By Courtesy University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Aug 5, 2015 Most horses in the Mid-Atlantic region show evidence of exposure toBorrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. The majority of exposed horses do not develop clinical signs of disease. However, a small number of infected horses will develop disease of the nervous…
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Lyme disease: Knowledge and practices of family practitioners in southern Quebec
ByCanLyme Team August 5, 2015April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: We invite your review of the below article (free PDF of study can be accessed in the link below). Comments on study design, methodology, the questionnaire, data sourcing, and conclusions drawn, are invited. Add your review in our comments section. Also, how do you believe this information will be used by medical bureaucrats…
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Chatelaine Magazine: Lyme disease is on the rise – should you be worried?
ByCanLyme Team August 4, 2015April 21, 2023
July 29th, 2015 More than 600 cases of Lyme disease were reported in Canada in 2013 – a number that’s expected to rise to 10,000 in the next five years. Jim Wilson, president of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme), says global warming may be the reason so many ticks are moving to areas they…
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USA CDC : Vaccines for Lyme Disease – Past, Present, and Future
ByCanLyme Team August 4, 2015April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: The argument to market a vaccine anytime soon is weak. Until many eyes have had a chance to review the data, primarily including the patient’s experts, no vaccine should be introduced… and if it is, it will fail because of broken trust.] Published on Jul 30, 2015 A Lyme disease vaccine is no…
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VIDEO – CBC Friends raise money to help treat woman with Lyme disease
ByCanLyme Team August 1, 2015April 21, 2023
Friends of Carolyn MacIntyre, a Perth-area woman with Lyme disease, are raising money to pay for her ongoing care and possible treatment in the U.S. MacIntyre has been prescribed antibiotics, but she received only a few weeks of treatment because Lyme disease is not considered a chronic disease. Access video and text
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Unravelling the mystery of Lyme disease: Why Canada needs to do more
ByCanLyme Team August 1, 2015April 21, 2023
Rian Michelsen is a rising star. Fifteen years ago, he was the toddler who burst out from behind the curtains singing Elvis’ Viva Las Vegas. As a young boy, he played the lead role in Oliver in his birthplace of Bermuda, before moving with his family to Toronto five years ago. Now, as a 17…
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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato-infected Ixodes ricinus collected from vegetation near the Arctic Circle
ByCanLyme Team July 28, 2015April 21, 2023
July 2015 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 habitats with an abundant I. ricinus population in the world. From…
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Elliot Jacobson: Downstream Secondary Illness in Lyme Disease

Winnipegger traveled to New York for Lyme disease treatment

The Scientist: The Search for Persisters

Schizophrenia Differential Diagnoses

Undiagnosed Lyme disease in adults with schizophrenia.

Entomological Society of America Issues Statement on Tick-borne Diseases

Fox News: Richard Gere Among Celebrities Who Have Battled Lyme Disease

Persister Development by B. burgdorferi Populations In Vitro

Globe and Mail: How ticks became a major public health issue

Diagnosing Lyme Neuroborreliosis in Horses is Difficult

Lyme disease: Knowledge and practices of family practitioners in southern Quebec

Chatelaine Magazine: Lyme disease is on the rise – should you be worried?

USA CDC : Vaccines for Lyme Disease – Past, Present, and Future

VIDEO – CBC Friends raise money to help treat woman with Lyme disease

Unravelling the mystery of Lyme disease: Why Canada needs to do more

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

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