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CTV News – Making a federal case out of Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team March 3, 2014April 21, 2023
Joanne Schnurr, CTV Ottawa Published Monday, March 3, 2014 5:10PM EST Last Updated Monday, March 3, 2014 6:42PM EST A tiny bug is taking center stage at the House of Commons in Ottawa. Lyme disease is a debilitating illness caused by a deer tick. Now, the Green Party’s Elizabeth May is urging…
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Miscellaneous | Research
Detection of Microbial Agents in Ticks Collected from Migratory Birds in Central Italy
ByCanLyme Team March 3, 2014April 21, 2023
Online Ahead of Print: February 27, 2014 Author information Luciano Toma,1,* *These authors contributed equally to this work. Fabiola Mancini,1,* Marco Di Luca,1 Jacopo G. Cecere,2,6 Riccardo Bianchi,1 Cristina Khoury,1 Elisa Quarchioni,3 Francesca Manzia,4 Giovanni Rezza,1 and Alessandra Ciervo1 1Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immuno-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. 2Ricerca Fauna,…
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Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous
National Geographic – What Is Lyme Disease? New Findings Deepen the Mystery
ByCanLyme Team February 28, 2014April 21, 2023
Says National Geographic commenting on Canadian researcher Marianne Middelveen’s recent findings, “A new study that points to sexual transmission has added to the controversy. Part of our weekly “In Focus” series–stepping back, looking closer. Rampant disagreement over what constitutes Lyme disease–in particular, who may have contracted it and how, and how long it lasts–has spawned…
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Featured | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
Canadian Medical Association endorses Elizabeth May’s Bill C-442, for a National Lyme Disease Strategy
ByCanLyme Team February 28, 2014April 21, 2023
On Thursday, February 27th, 2014 Elizabeth May’s office received a letter from the Canadian Medical Assocation president, Louis Hugo Francescutti, throwing their support behind Bill C-442. Earlier the College of Family Physicians of Canada had thrown their support behind the Bill as well. The Bill will be up for 1st reading and debate on Monday,…
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Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Bartonella henselae and B. koehlerae DNA in Birds
ByCanLyme Team February 27, 2014April 21, 2023
Volume 20, Number 3–March 2014 Emerging Infectious Disease Bartonella henselae and B. koehlerae DNA in Birds To the Editor: Bartonellosis, a globally emerging vector-borne zoonotic bacterial disease, is caused by hemotropic, gram-negative, aerobic, facultative intracellular Bartonella spp. (1). Of the 30 Bartonella species/subspecies, 17 have been associated with human infections (2,3). Each species has…
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Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Bill C-442 supported by College of Family Physicians of Canada.
ByCanLyme Team February 27, 2014April 21, 2023
Green leader pushes bill to deal with Lyme disease Nova Scotia, Feb 26th, 2014, New Glasgow News, Adam MacInnis On Monday Bill C-442, which first received first reading in June 2012, will finally appear for second reading in Parliament. If it passes, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May believes it could improve how Lyme disease is…
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Government | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Why We Need a National Approach to Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team February 25, 2014April 21, 2023
By Elizabeth May, Feb. 25th, 2014 I was saddened that HuffPost blogger Michael Kruse has misrepresented Bill C-442, my private members bill to develop a national approach to the growing threat of Lyme Disease. Up until his uninformed blog, it had been received as what it is — a non-partisan, evidence-based effort to help thousands of Canadians. …
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Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
CanLyme submits letter in support of private members Bill C-442, “An Act respecting a National Lyme Disease Strategy”
ByCanLyme Team February 18, 2014April 11, 2024
Summary and Opinion on Bill C-442, “An Act respecting a National Lyme Disease Strategy” Lyme disease (borreliosis) can be contracted in any part of Canada through migratory birds that transplant ticks randomly. The ticks themselves are establishing populations more and more frequently across Canada with ever increasing rates of infection with Lyme disease. A national…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Tick-borne Pathogens in Northwestern California, USA [ B. miyamotoi is as abundant as its congener B. burgdorferi but is not tested for in humans ]
ByCanLyme Team February 18, 2014April 21, 2023
Daniel J. Salkeld , Stephanie Cinkovich, and Nathan C. Nieto To the Editor: In northwestern California, USA, the western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus, is a known vector ofBorrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete that causes Lyme disease.B. miyamotoi, which is more closely related to spirochetes that cause relapsing fever, has also been detected in 2 locations in California (1,2) and has…
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Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Lumbosacral multiradiculopathy responsive to antibiotic therapy: description of four patients with lumbar spondylosis and a superimposed Lyme disease
ByCanLyme Team February 18, 2014April 21, 2023
Abstract Lyme disease is a diffuse zoonosis caused by spirochaetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi species complex. Neurological manifestations of the disease, involving central or peripheral nervous system, are common. This study describes four consecutive patients with an MRI-proven lumbosacral spondylosis, who complained of progressive worsening of symptoms in the last months in which serological evaluation suggested a…
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International News | Lyme in BC | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme
Vancouver Island hawk is first to be found with ticks carrying Lyme bug
ByCanLyme Team February 9, 2014April 21, 2023
BY AMY SMART, TIMES COLONIST FEBRUARY 9, 2014 4:00 PM A Vancouver Island hawk is the first raptor to join the list of species believed to spread Lyme disease. Research scientist John Scott said the Cooper’s hawk was found with 22 ticks on it, four of which were infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease….
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Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Ontario, Canada, researcher John Scott first to find raptor birds with Lyme Disease and Lyme Disease carrying ticks.
ByCanLyme Team February 6, 2014April 21, 2023
Abstract During a pan-Canadian tick-host study, we detected the spirochetal bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which causes Lyme disease, in ticks collected from a raptor. Lyme disease is one of a number of zoonotic, tick-borne diseases causing morbidity and mortality worldwide. Larvae of the avian coastal tick, Ixodes auritulus, were collected by wildlife rehabilitators from…
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Featured | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Listen to the striking interviews of Canadian microbiologist Marianne Middelveen, Dr. Rafael Stricker and as well, Andy Abrahams Wilson, producer of the award winning documentary, Under Our Skin.
ByCanLyme Team February 6, 2014April 21, 2023
Listen to KPFA Flashpoints radio host, Dennis Bernstein, interview Canadian microbiologist Marianne Middelveen, and Dr. Ray Stricker discuss their research indicating Lyme Disease may be a sexually transmitted disease, not unlike it’s cousin, syphilis, another spirochaetal bacteria. Andy Abrahams Wilson speaks about the creation of his documentary ‘Under Our Skin’, that was shortlisted for an…
Read More Listen to the striking interviews of Canadian microbiologist Marianne Middelveen, Dr. Rafael Stricker and as well, Andy Abrahams Wilson, producer of the award winning documentary, Under Our Skin.
Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Multiple Sclerosis – Did you know? Spirochetes found in Multiple Sclerosis patients?
ByCanLyme Team January 31, 2014April 21, 2023
TIME Magazine, June 24, 1957 Multiple sclerosis victims (about 250,000 in the U.S.) were anxiously wondering about a possible clue to their mysterious disease, which is marked by near-total loss of muscle control. (It happens when the myelin sheath, a fatty insulation around nerve pathways, degenerates for unknown reasons, thus short-circuiting nerve signals.) Philadelphia Bacteriologist…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Listen to Dr. Alan MacDonald, pathologist, and Tom Grier, microbiologist in radio interview
ByCanLyme Team January 29, 2014April 21, 2023
Microbiologist Tom Grier (MS-Lyme), and pathologist Dr. Alan MacDonald (Alzheimer’s-Lyme fame) were interviewed, Tuesday, January 28th, on KPFA 94.1 FM radio, Berkeley, California, by host Dennis Bernstein. Listen to the archived show at KPFA FM 94.1 Berkeley, CA radio
Read More Listen to Dr. Alan MacDonald, pathologist, and Tom Grier, microbiologist in radio interview

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

CTV News – Making a federal case out of Lyme Disease

Detection of Microbial Agents in Ticks Collected from Migratory Birds in Central Italy

National Geographic – What Is Lyme Disease? New Findings Deepen the Mystery

Canadian Medical Association endorses Elizabeth May’s Bill C-442, for a National Lyme Disease Strategy

Bartonella henselae and B. koehlerae DNA in Birds

Bill C-442 supported by College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Why We Need a National Approach to Lyme Disease

CanLyme submits letter in support of private members Bill C-442, “An Act respecting a National Lyme Disease Strategy”

Tick-borne Pathogens in Northwestern California, USA [ B. miyamotoi is as abundant as its congener B. burgdorferi but is not tested for in humans ]

Lumbosacral multiradiculopathy responsive to antibiotic therapy: description of four patients with lumbar spondylosis and a superimposed Lyme disease

Vancouver Island hawk is first to be found with ticks carrying Lyme bug

Ontario, Canada, researcher John Scott first to find raptor birds with Lyme Disease and Lyme Disease carrying ticks.

Listen to the striking interviews of Canadian microbiologist Marianne Middelveen, Dr. Rafael Stricker and as well, Andy Abrahams Wilson, producer of the award winning documentary, Under Our Skin.

Multiple Sclerosis – Did you know? Spirochetes found in Multiple Sclerosis patients?

Listen to Dr. Alan MacDonald, pathologist, and Tom Grier, microbiologist in radio interview

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