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LYME DISEASE – OUR FIGHT TO PAY IT FORWARD
ByCanLyme Team July 5, 2015April 21, 2023
June 30th, 2015 My family’s fight against Lyme disease is relatively new, but we learned quickly of the controversy surrounding Lyme Disease. Three months ago, my wife (Theresa) was bit by a tick in our backyard in Calgary, Alberta (Canada). At the time, we didn’t realize what we were dealing with. After a rapid decline…
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Nova Scotia: Lyme disease-carrying ticks infecting more dogs in Shelburne County
ByCanLyme Team June 23, 2015April 21, 2023
Published on June 23, 2015 AmyWoolvett SHELBURNE -The number of documented cases of Lyme disease in people, a tick-borne illness, has tripled in recent years in Nova Scotia. Those figures are are even more startling in dogs, especially in Shelburne County. When Jordan Branch Veterinary employee, Theressa Bower, first began testing canines for Lyme and…
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Victoria, BC: 19 year old Victoria teen has fought Lyme Disease for 6 years
ByCanLyme Team June 22, 2015April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: Yet another case with eerily similar symptoms and circumstances to the others reported over the past few years. Negative BC test, positive US test at certified US labs that the BC CDC say offer false positive tests, while the province provides no evidence for that. In fact there is an abundance of evidence…
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Springhill, NS: Ticks become talk at Springhill search and rescue hall
ByCanLyme Team June 22, 2015April 21, 2023
June 22nd, 2015 by Christopher Gooding SPRINGHILL – It’s enough to make anyone want to stay out of the woods. Well, almost anyone. Springhill and Pugwash Ground Search and Rescue members met July 17 to learn about the increasingly prevalent world of ticks. Many searchers had their first experiences with the little critters known for…
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COMMUNIQUÉ : Quebec – La maladie de Lyme
ByCanLyme June 18, 2015June 2, 2023
COMMUNIQUÉ IL EST URGENT D’AGIR! La maladie de Lyme est en progression constante chez les humains et les animaux au Québec. Laval, le 18 mai 2015. – L’Association des médecins vétérinaires du Québec en pratique des petits animaux (AMVQ) a réuni, pour la première fois sur un même plateau de télévision, différents spécialistes de la…
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Chronic persistent late Lyme disease not a new phenomenon
ByCanLyme Team June 18, 2015April 21, 2023
Chronic Lyme borreliosis in the laboratory mouse. Am J Pathol. 1993 Sep; 143(3): 959–971 Abstract C3H/HeJ mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with 10(7) uncloned Borrelia burgdorferi at 4 weeks of age and examined on days 30, 90, 180, and 360. Spirochetes were isolated from multiple tissues at all intervals. Joint and heart disease were present in…
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COMMUNIQUÉ : Quebec – La maladie de Lyme
ByCanLyme Team June 18, 2015April 21, 2023
COMMUNIQUÉ IL EST URGENT D’AGIR! La maladie de Lyme est en progression constante chez les humains et les animaux au Québec. Laval, le 18 mai 2015. – L’Association des médecins vétérinaires du Québec en pratique des petits animaux (AMVQ) a réuni, pour la première fois sur un même plateau de télévision, différents spécialistes de la…
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How to Protect Horses From Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team June 17, 2015April 21, 2023
By Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc June 17, 2015 The Horse magazine Spring has sprung … and so have the ticks. With some of those ticks comes the risk of your horse contracting Lyme disease, an infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme disease is transmitted mainly viaIxodes ticks, which pass the bacteria from infected…
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Read all Lyme disease presentations to the Ontario legislative committee on Bill 27 – June 1st, 2015
ByCanLyme Team June 17, 2015April 21, 2023
Committee Transcripts: Standing Committee on Social Policy – 2015-Jun-01 – Bill 27, Provincial Framework and Action Plan concerning Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases Act, 2015 You can read the presentations of several Lyme groups and representatives as they give their opinion on Bill 27. Sadly what you won’t see is how the democratic process was completely…
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Cyclists pair take on Lyme Disease as they bike across Canada
ByCanLyme Team June 16, 2015April 21, 2023
Peterborough, ON, Canada / (CHEXTV) Aileen Doyle June 16, 2015 11:14 pm It is a long journey but one that two friends say is necessary as they bike across Canada to raise awareness about Lyme disease. and Aileen Doyle was on hand when they made their way into Peterborough. Watch news clip Ride For Lyme……
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ByCanLyme Team June 16, 2015April 21, 2023
By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay “Dr. Neil Spector, a 58-year-old associate professor of medicine at Duke University, spoke with Science of Us about his long-undiagnosed Lyme disease, which resulted in a series of medical scares that culminated in complete heart failure.” Read full article
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Bartonella clarridgeiae bacteremia detected in an asymptomatic blood donor.
ByCanLyme Team June 16, 2015April 21, 2023
[CanLyme Note: Bartonella infection (bartonelliosis) in humans is an emerging and rapidly expanding field of medical science as a flea and tick borne disease] Abstract Human exposure to Bartonella clarridgeiae has been reported only on the basis of antibody detection. We report for the first time an asymptomatic human blood donor infected with B. clarridgeiae, as…
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Global TV BC: Why Lyme Disease is on the rise
ByCanLyme Team June 16, 2015April 21, 2023
Why is Lyme disease on the rise. Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation President and Founder Jim Wilson discusses the issues in an always too short but very appreciated interview. Your browser does not support frames. Click here to view the frameless video..
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CTV News: CanLyme discusses Lyme disease and misinformation
ByCanLyme Team June 15, 2015April 21, 2023
June 15, 2015, CTV National news air brief news piece on Lyme Disease after the morning show, Canada AM, interviewed Dr. Neil Rau. Dr Rau was providing poor information to the public on the spread of the ticks and disease in Canada, where you are at risk, and the accuracy of testing. See Dr. Rau’s…
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Borrelia miyamotoi Disease in the Northeastern United States: A Case Series
ByCanLyme Team June 14, 2015April 21, 2023
Background: The first recognized cases of Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD) in North America were reported in the northeastern United States in 2013. Objective: To further describe the clinical spectrum and laboratory findings for BMD. Design: Case series. Setting: Patients presenting to primary care offices, emergency departments, or urgent care clinics in 2013 and 2014. Participants:…
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LYME DISEASE – OUR FIGHT TO PAY IT FORWARD

Nova Scotia: Lyme disease-carrying ticks infecting more dogs in Shelburne County

Victoria, BC: 19 year old Victoria teen has fought Lyme Disease for 6 years

Springhill, NS: Ticks become talk at Springhill search and rescue hall

COMMUNIQUÉ : Quebec – La maladie de Lyme

Chronic persistent late Lyme disease not a new phenomenon

COMMUNIQUÉ : Quebec – La maladie de Lyme

How to Protect Horses From Lyme Disease

Read all Lyme disease presentations to the Ontario legislative committee on Bill 27 – June 1st, 2015

Cyclists pair take on Lyme Disease as they bike across Canada

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Bartonella clarridgeiae bacteremia detected in an asymptomatic blood donor.

Global TV BC: Why Lyme Disease is on the rise

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