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Infection Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ticks Collected from Songbirds in Far-Western Canada
ByCanLyme Team May 31, 2015April 21, 2023
Authors: John D. Scott, Lance A. Durden, John F. Anderson AbstractWorldwide, wild birds play a vital role in the dispersal of ticks that harbour tick-borne pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease bacterium. Using PCR testing, we found 124 (31%) of 405 ticks (4 species), which were collected from 21 species of birds in far-western…
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Documentary Released [Kelowna, BC, Canada] – Young Kelowna Woman’s Struggle with Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team May 30, 2015April 21, 2023
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Commentary: Diagnosis, treatment of Lyme Disease controversial
ByCanLyme Team May 28, 2015April 21, 2023
May 24, 2015 12:15 am By Prof. Holly Ahern The recent letter to the editor by Lauren Meilhede, M.D. to a Post-Star article underscores the controversy that surrounds the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. As a scientist with experience sorting through scholarly research on microbiology and medicine, I would like to address some of…
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Fellow Lyme disease sufferer bakes up help for Paige
ByCanLyme Team May 27, 2015April 21, 2023
BY SUE-ANN LEVY, TORONTO SUN May 26, 2015 TORONTO – I heard from Veronique Ayling first thing on the Sunday morning my story appeared about chronic Lyme disease victim Paige Spencer. Like the 20-year-old Spencer, the mother of three was left undiagnosed with Lyme disease and even refused the traditional treatment – doxycycline – by the Canadian…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
From urine therapy to vitamins: study warns of untested Lyme disease ‘cures’
ByCanLyme Team May 27, 2015April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: What is not addressed in this article below is that if patients were being properly handled within the Canadian health care system, they wouldn’t be so desperate to try anything to get their life back. The article also infers that the CDC PHAC tests are good enough to determine a person does not have…
Read More From urine therapy to vitamins: study warns of untested Lyme disease ‘cures’
Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Alberta
CTV Calgary: Lyme disease being downplayed by government
ByCanLyme Team May 23, 2015April 21, 2023
Tick, tick, tick …
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Voices on Lyme
Australia ticked off by Lyme disease
ByCanLyme Team May 23, 2015April 21, 2023
May 23, 2015 Sufferers are still fighting to have Lyme disease, contracted from ticks, recognised in Australia. In 2013, Linda Blatt took time out from her psychology placement to visit a spiritual retreat in central California. For an ebullient week she swam in hot springs, lay down in the grass, marvelled at the Big…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research
THE NEW HYPOTHESIS, A CONNECTION WITH CHRONIC LYME DISEASE
ByCanLyme Team May 23, 2015April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) should never be left as the ‘final word’ on anything medical or science related. They are rife with conflicts of interest with the for profit industry and push agenda’s that have no or very little scientific basis in fact. CanLyme believes much more independent research…
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Voices on Lyme
Toronto Public Health testing ticks for Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team May 20, 2015April 21, 2023
Wed, May 20: City of Toronto Public Health is testing ticks found in two city parks for Lyme Disease. They say it is precautionary, but other experts say the risk is growing. Christina Stevens reports… Watch TV news segment
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Canadian Lyme disease scientists start petition for more transparency and involvement on all aspects of Lyme policy development
ByCanLyme Team May 20, 2015April 21, 2023
The Canadian Lyme Science Alliance (CLSA) is a fledgling organization dedicated to enhancing our understanding of Lyme disease, and ensuring that health policy and guidelines accurately reflect available scientific data. It represents both academic researchers and clinical practitioners. The first major initiative is a petition that articulates several objectives that should be met by the…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous
Ticks found on Toronto Islands being tested for Lyme disease
ByCanLyme Team May 20, 2015April 21, 2023
By: Jackie Hong Staff Reporter, Published on Tue May 19 2015 Some sure signs that summer is coming in Toronto: warmer temperatures, longer days, more sun, and ticks being tested for Lyme disease. Toronto Public Health confirmed Tuesday that blacklegged ticks found on Algonquin Island, a part of the Toronto Islands, late Friday are being…
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Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous
Thunder Bay, Ontario: CBC- Victoria Day 2015: The unofficial start to tick season
ByCanLyme Team May 18, 2015April 21, 2023
The long holiday weekend marks the beginning of camping season across Ontario. But it also signals the start of tick season. Dr. Andrew Peregrine, of the Ontario Veterinary College, says the area near Kingston is a hotbed for ticks right now. Ticks carry Lyme disease and that’s a concern. Other areas with lots of ticks…
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Watch video of speeches of politicians and Canada’s Ride For Lyme cyclists at the Ride For Lyme kick-off event
ByCanLyme Team May 18, 2015April 21, 2023
Listen to British Columbia provincial MLA Lana Popham, City Council member Chris Coleman, and cyclists Daniel Corso and Tanner Cookson. Watch video Listen to Lyme disease victim and advocate Gwen Barlee, and provincial MLA Carole James Watch video Listen to Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation director and ex BC provincial MLA David Cubberley, Watch video
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Toronto Sun: Suffering from the anguish of chronic Lyme disease [Stop denying, We are dying]
ByCanLyme Team May 17, 2015April 21, 2023
BY SUE-ANN LEVY, TORONTO SUN SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015 09:00 PM EDT TORONTO – Paige Spencer can’t remember a day in the past six months when she didn’t feel pain everywhere in her body. Most days she lives off Percocet and Gravol to calm down her stomach enough to eat. She never knows what each day will bring….
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Canada take notice: Antibiotics should be considered early for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) in endemic areas even if classic findings are absent
ByCanLyme Team May 16, 2015April 21, 2023
Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 1;60(11):1659-66. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ116. Epub 2015 Feb 19. Risk factors for fatal outcome from rocky mountain spotted Fever in a highly endemic area-Arizona, 2002-2011. Regan JJ1, Traeger MS2, Humpherys D2, Mahoney DL2, Martinez M2, Emerson GL3, Tack DM4, Geissler A5, Yasmin S4, Lawson R6, Williams V7, Hamilton C8, Levy C9, Komatsu…
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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

Infection Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ticks Collected from Songbirds in Far-Western Canada

Documentary Released [Kelowna, BC, Canada] – Young Kelowna Woman’s Struggle with Lyme Disease

Commentary: Diagnosis, treatment of Lyme Disease controversial

Fellow Lyme disease sufferer bakes up help for Paige

From urine therapy to vitamins: study warns of untested Lyme disease ‘cures’

CTV Calgary: Lyme disease being downplayed by government

Australia ticked off by Lyme disease

THE NEW HYPOTHESIS, A CONNECTION WITH CHRONIC LYME DISEASE

Toronto Public Health testing ticks for Lyme Disease

Canadian Lyme disease scientists start petition for more transparency and involvement on all aspects of Lyme policy development

Ticks found on Toronto Islands being tested for Lyme disease

Thunder Bay, Ontario: CBC- Victoria Day 2015: The unofficial start to tick season

Watch video of speeches of politicians and Canada’s Ride For Lyme cyclists at the Ride For Lyme kick-off event

Toronto Sun: Suffering from the anguish of chronic Lyme disease [Stop denying, We are dying]

Canada take notice: Antibiotics should be considered early for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) in endemic areas even if classic findings are absent

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