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Elizabeth May’s Act to create a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease passes House of Commons
ByCanLyme Team June 11, 2014April 21, 2023
June 11th, 2014 OTTAWA – Elizabeth May’s Private Members Bill, C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease, has passed through 3rd reading with the unanimous consent of the House of Commons. Bill C-442 will now be referred to the Senate, where it will be sponsored by Senator Janis Johnson and taken up…
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Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
A study on the association between infectious burden and Alzheimer’s disease
ByCanLyme Team June 10, 2014April 21, 2023
Bu XL, Yao XQ, Jiao SS, Zeng F, Liu YH, Xiang Y, Liang CR, Wang QH, Wang X, Cao HY, Yi X, Deng B, Liu CH, Xu J, Zhang LL, Gao CY, Xu ZQ, Zhang M, Wang L, Tan XL, Xu X, Zhou HD, Wang YJ European Journal of Neurology, online before print, 2014 Jun…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Research
Boys Mysterious Infection Cured After DNA Sequencing
ByCanLyme Team June 8, 2014April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: This is the coming wave for better clinical diagnostics for Lyme borreliosis and other infections] By Maggie Fox NBC TV News Modern genetic sequencing helped doctors diagnose and cure a teen boy’s mysterious infection, offering a glimpse into hospital techniques of the future. A report in the New England Journal of Medicine describes…
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Medical Publications | Research
A cloud-compatible bioinformatics pipeline for ultrarapid pathogen identification from next-generation sequencing of clinical samples
ByCanLyme Team June 8, 2014April 21, 2023
Samia N. Naccache, Scot Federman, Narayanan Veeeraraghavan, et al Published online June 4, 2014 in advance of the print journal. Abstract Unbiased next-generation sequencing (NGS) approaches enable comprehensive pathogen detection in the clinical microbiology laboratory and have numerous applications for public health surveillance, outbreak investigation, and the diagnosis of infectious diseases. However, practical deployment of…
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Lyme Controversy | Voices on Lyme
CTV News, Calgary, Canada: Lyme disease – the ongoing battle
ByCanLyme Team June 5, 2014April 21, 2023
Karen Owen, CTV Calgary Published Tuesday, June 3, 2014 1:39PM MDT One tiny tick can ruin a life. Lyme disease is caused by a bite from an infected blacklegged tick. The bite itself can go unnoticed, but the disease can be difficult to ignore. Many Canadians, who are seriously ill, believe Lyme disease is often misdiagnosed…
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Government | Government reports & letters | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Research | Voices on Lyme
Listen to testimony of the Public Health Agency of Canada as they speak to the federal government of Canada’s Health Committe on Bill C-442 the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act
ByCanLyme Team June 4, 2014April 21, 2023
This is a private member’s Bill put before parliament that looks like it will pass into law as a result of all party support. A private member’s Bill can only ask for limited action. It cannot ask government to commit money for example. This Bill was written to be the best it could be within…
Read More Listen to testimony of the Public Health Agency of Canada as they speak to the federal government of Canada’s Health Committe on Bill C-442 the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act
Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Pets | Voices on Lyme
CHCH TV Hamilton, Canada – Protecting your pet from Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team June 2, 2014April 21, 2023
June 2nd, 2014 CHCH TV Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Protecting your pet from Lyme disease is often not discussed enough. Watch TV segment
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Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Novel tick-borne phlebovirus identified during outbreak investigation in Tasmania
ByCanLyme Team June 2, 2014April 21, 2023
Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20:1040-1043 June 2, 2014 An investigation of a disease outbreak among shy albatrosses in Tasmania led to the discovery of a novel tick-borne phlebovirus with zoonotic potential, according to recent findings. The findings underscore the need for increased scrutiny and awareness regarding these emerging diseases, researchers said. In the study, researchers investigated…
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Featured | Government | Government reports & letters | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
Listen to testimony of Elizabeth May, MP, Jim Wilson, CanLyme, and Nicole Bottles, patient as they speak to the federal government of Canada’s Health Committe on Bill C-442 the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act
ByCanLyme Team June 1, 2014April 21, 2023
This is a private member’s Bill put before parliament that looks like it will pass into law as a result of all party support. A private member’s Bill can only ask for limited action. It cannot ask government to commit money for example. This Bill was written to be the best it could be within…
Read More Listen to testimony of Elizabeth May, MP, Jim Wilson, CanLyme, and Nicole Bottles, patient as they speak to the federal government of Canada’s Health Committe on Bill C-442 the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act
Government | Government reports & letters | International News | Lyme Controversy | Media | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
CBC TV : Power and Politics, Battling Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team June 1, 2014April 21, 2023
Lyme disease victim Nicole Bottles shares her story of abuse from within the Canadian medical system in her struggles with Lyme disease that has left her to date, still in a wheel chair. Also, Green Party Leader and member of parliament, Elizabeth May discusses Nicoles situation and her provate members Bill C-442 that is in…
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in quebec
Lyme disease rates in Quebec’s Montérégie spike
ByCanLyme Team June 1, 2014April 21, 2023
If left untreated, tick-borne disease can cause neurological problems, cardiac arrest, chronic fatigue Posted: May 31, 2014 11:37 AM ET Lyme disease is on the rise in parts of southern Quebec, particularly in the Montérégie region where the number of cases has quadrupled since 2012. The Montérégie public health director, Alain Poirier, said 160 cases…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
Lyme Disease Older Than Human Race, Says Study
ByCanLyme Team May 30, 2014April 21, 2023
According to new research, Lyme disease could be older than the human race. The news was recently announced by scientists from Oregon State University, who studied a piece of amber that is estimated to be between 15 and 20 million years old. Inside the amber lies the fossilized remains of Borrelia – a spirochete-like bacteria…
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Guidelines - Boxing-in disease | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
CBC TV, Ottawa : Lyme Disease advocate calls for stronger treatment
ByCanLyme Team May 29, 2014April 21, 2023
Advocates for people with Lyme disease want public health agencies to take a more aggressive stance in treating the tick-carried disease early, before it leads to later health complications. With summer weather arriving, Ottawa Public Health is again warning the public to watch out for signs of Lyme disease, an infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi,…
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Lyme in New Brunswick | Miscellaneous | Research
New Brunswick, Canada – Researchers begin ‘Tick Patrol’ looking for Lyme disease
ByCanLyme Team May 28, 2014April 21, 2023
FREDERICTON – Researchers from Mount Allison University have begun dragging for ticks in different parks and forests throughout New Brunswick, looking to test the ticks for Lyme disease. Dr. Vett Lloyd, a professor of biology at the university, was diagnosed with the disease three years ago. “I was paralyzed in half my body, so it…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Research | Voices on Lyme
Austrtalia – Lyme tests fail patients, says expert
ByCanLyme Team May 28, 2014April 21, 2023
May 28th, 2014 The Echo Retired vet Dr John Curnow BVSc is calling on Australia’s health authorities to support the Karl Mcmanus Foundation’s research into tick-borne diseases in Australia, saying Lyme disease has been in Australia for decades. The retired serologist, John Curnow, worked in conjunction with the CSIRO on the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases…
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News and updates

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

Why Lyme disease isn’t the only tick-borne infection you need to worry about

Lyme disease and your pregnancy: Why avoiding tick bites could protect your unborn child

Lack of experience no obstacle at this obstacle course

Interventions to manage mold and mycotoxicities

Environmental toxicities: Confounding presentations

Elizabeth May’s Act to create a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease passes House of Commons

A study on the association between infectious burden and Alzheimer’s disease

Boys Mysterious Infection Cured After DNA Sequencing

A cloud-compatible bioinformatics pipeline for ultrarapid pathogen identification from next-generation sequencing of clinical samples

CTV News, Calgary, Canada: Lyme disease – the ongoing battle

Listen to testimony of the Public Health Agency of Canada as they speak to the federal government of Canada’s Health Committe on Bill C-442 the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act

CHCH TV Hamilton, Canada – Protecting your pet from Lyme Disease

Novel tick-borne phlebovirus identified during outbreak investigation in Tasmania

Listen to testimony of Elizabeth May, MP, Jim Wilson, CanLyme, and Nicole Bottles, patient as they speak to the federal government of Canada’s Health Committe on Bill C-442 the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act

CBC TV : Power and Politics, Battling Lyme Disease

Lyme disease rates in Quebec’s Montérégie spike

Lyme Disease Older Than Human Race, Says Study

CBC TV, Ottawa : Lyme Disease advocate calls for stronger treatment

New Brunswick, Canada – Researchers begin ‘Tick Patrol’ looking for Lyme disease

Austrtalia – Lyme tests fail patients, says expert

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