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Justin Wood speaks to his complicated diagnosis and treatment path
ByCanLyme Team July 12, 2023July 12, 2023
Justin has a Lyme story that led him to take action and start his company, Geneticks.
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CanLyme funding overview of high quality Canadian research projects
ByCanLyme Team July 12, 2023July 12, 2023
Dr. Sarah Keating, Anatomic Pathologist, CanLyme Board Member.
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Lyme Controversy | Media | News from CanLyme | Updates
Grappling with the status quo, and making change
ByCanLyme Team July 12, 2023July 12, 2023
We are really looking for a fundamental change and the fundamental change has to be backed up by science.
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Highlights from Q&A Panel discussion of The Quiet Epidemic global impact campaign
ByJanet Sperling, PhD July 12, 2023July 12, 2023
Thank you so much for your support of our recent two-part educational and fundraising event ~ The Quiet Epidemic. Whether you shared CanLyme’s event on social media, watched the documentary, bought a ticket, made a donation and/or participated in the live Q&A panel discussion, you helped us raise over $3,000! At CanLyme, we are working…
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Q&A panel FAQ summary – The Quiet Epidemic
ByCanLyme Team July 12, 2023July 12, 2023
The Quiet Epidemic and panel information. I’ve heard of using ant spray with permethrin to keep ticks off socks and clothing when hiking. Does this work and is it advisable? (Janet Sperling) Ant spray can be used but it’s important to be careful when using it. Never spray permethrin on your skin because it won’t…
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Education | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Female ticks (Ixodes scapularis) infected with Borrelia burgdorferi have increased overwintering survival, with implications for tick population growth
ByCanLyme Team July 11, 2023
Abstract The tick, Ixodes scapularis, vectors pathogens such as Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Over the last few decades I. scapularis has expanded its range, introducing a novel health threat into these areas. Warming temperatures appear to be one cause of its range expansion to the north. However, other factors are also involved. We show that…
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Co-infections | Education | For Physicians | Lyme disease | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Complete Remission in Paralytic Late Tick-Borne Neurological Disease Comprising Mixed Involvement of Borrelia, Babesia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella: Use of Long-Term Treatments with Antibiotics and Antiparasitics in a Series of 10 Cases
ByCanLyme Team July 10, 2023July 4, 2025
Abstract This study aimed to demonstrate that severe neurological motor deficits in the context of late tick-borne disease with mixed microorganism involvement are eligible for long-term combined antibiotic/antiparasitic treatments. The inclusion criteria were: 1. neurological limb paralysis with a disability score >4 according to the EDSS Kurtzke disability scale; 2. serological tests pointing to an…
Read More Complete Remission in Paralytic Late Tick-Borne Neurological Disease Comprising Mixed Involvement of Borrelia, Babesia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella: Use of Long-Term Treatments with Antibiotics and Antiparasitics in a Series of 10 Cases
Education | Miscellaneous | Research
Primary Detection of the Establishment of Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis, in British Columbia, Canada
ByCanLyme Team June 28, 2023
Abstract Ticks transport and transmit microbial pathogens that inflict malevolent diseases on domestic and wildlife animals, and humans. We reveal the first-time record of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, in British Columbia (BC) and, concurrently, far western North America. We unveil the primary tick-host record of I. scapularis parasitizing a Mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos. In…
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Events | Prevention | Updates
French subtitled screening of The Quiet Epidemic now available worldwide
ByCanLyme Team June 14, 2023June 15, 2023
The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation is proud to announce that The Quiet Epidemic is now available with French subtitles.
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Co-infections | Education | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Research
Complete Remission in Paralytic Late Tick-Borne Neurological Disease Comprising Mixed Involvement of Borrelia, Babesia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella: Use of Long-Term Treatments with Antibiotics and Antiparasitics in a Series of 10 Cases
ByCanLyme Team June 10, 2023July 4, 2025
Abstract This study aimed to demonstrate that severe neurological motor deficits in the context of late tick-borne disease with mixed microorganism involvement are eligible for long-term combined antibiotic/antiparasitic treatments. The inclusion criteria were: 1. neurological limb paralysis with a disability score >4 according to the EDSS Kurtzke disability scale; 2. serological tests pointing to an…
Read More Complete Remission in Paralytic Late Tick-Borne Neurological Disease Comprising Mixed Involvement of Borrelia, Babesia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella: Use of Long-Term Treatments with Antibiotics and Antiparasitics in a Series of 10 Cases
Education | Events | Lyme disease
Join CanLyme for a live Q&A panel discussion
ByCanLyme Team May 24, 2023October 10, 2023
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and you are invited to join CanLyme in the second part of The Quiet Epidemic global impact campaign on Sunday, 28 May @ 2.00pm EDT (11.00am PDT / 12.00pm MDT / 3.00pm ADT) This one-hour live Q&A discussion with a panel of Lyme experts and patient voices will address…
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Education | Lyme disease | Pets | Podcasts | Prevention
Sarah Cormode joins host David Webb on Explore Magazine’s Live the Adventure Podcast
ByCanLyme Team May 20, 2023May 20, 2023
Sarah and David want listeners to continue exploring in nature and stay safe in the outdoors.
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Education | Lyme Controversy | Lyme disease | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Press Releases | Voices on Lyme
Come and join with CanLyme in the screening of “The Quiet Epidemic”
ByCanLyme Team May 18, 2023September 12, 2023
May 18th, 2023 May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and CanLyme is hosting an on-demand screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, The Quiet Epidemic during the week of May 19th. For the past two decades, CanLyme has been listening to the voices of people who have encountered ongoing roadblocks while trying to access adequate healthcare for Lyme…
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Education | Government | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Murphy signs law requiring N.J. students to learn about tick-borne diseases
ByCanLyme Team May 17, 2023
New Jersey students will be required to learn about tick-borne diseases starting next school year under a bipartisan law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Monday. The measure (S264) requires the state education commissioner, in collaboration with the state health commissioner, to create new curriculum guidelines that teach students how to prevent Lyme disease and other tick-borne…
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Education | Events
Join CanLyme for a screening of the Quiet Epidemic
ByCanLyme Team May 12, 2023May 16, 2023
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and CanLyme is hosting an on-demand screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, The Quiet Epidemic during the week of May 19th.
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News and updates

Why so many Lyme disease patients slip through the cracks in our health-care system — and how we can prevent it

It’s not just Lyme disease you have to watch out for. Other tick-borne illnesses are on the rise in Canada

Why an integrated approach to tick-borne pathogens is important in the diagnosis of clinical cases

Jim Wilson: Sincere and caring man

Generation Lyme

Notes from the front line: Family doctors speak out about the challenges of Lyme disease

No, it’s not all in your head: How a new report could be a massive game changer for long Lyme sufferers

Mosquitoes unlikely to transmit Lyme

Justin Wood speaks to his complicated diagnosis and treatment path

CanLyme funding overview of high quality Canadian research projects

Grappling with the status quo, and making change

Highlights from Q&A Panel discussion of The Quiet Epidemic global impact campaign

Q&A panel FAQ summary – The Quiet Epidemic

Female ticks (Ixodes scapularis) infected with Borrelia burgdorferi have increased overwintering survival, with implications for tick population growth

Primary Detection of the Establishment of Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis, in British Columbia, Canada

French subtitled screening of The Quiet Epidemic now available worldwide

Join CanLyme for a live Q&A panel discussion

Sarah Cormode joins host David Webb on Explore Magazine’s Live the Adventure Podcast

Come and join with CanLyme in the screening of “The Quiet Epidemic”

Murphy signs law requiring N.J. students to learn about tick-borne diseases

Join CanLyme for a screening of the Quiet Epidemic

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