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Poleward Expansion of the White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) under Climate Change: Implications for the Spread of Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team November 26, 2013April 21, 2023
Emilie Roy-Dufresne, Affiliations: Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Travis Logan, Affiliation: Ouranos Consortium, Montreal, Canada Julie A. Simon, Affiliation: Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Gail L. Chmura, Affiliation: Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Virginie Millien, Affiliation: Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada E-mail: virginie [dot] millien [at] mcgill [dot] ca Published: Nov 18, 2013 DOI:…
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Lyme in Ontario | Voices on Lyme
Lyme disease taking a toll on local families
ByCanLyme Team November 20, 2013April 21, 2023
Mothers of local children frustrated with how disease is diagnosed and treated; one heads to US for answers. Kawartha Lakes This Week ByCatherine Whitnall (KAWARTHA LAKES) Looking at Aidan Watson and Dylan Hill one wouldn’t think they were seriously ill. Earlier this year, the two children were diagnosed with Lyme disease, making even the simplest…
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Featured | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Research
CanLyme Venture Grants Policy
ByCanLyme Team November 16, 2013July 10, 2024
This policy is out of date. Please reference our newest Venture Grants policy. POSTED NOVEMBER 16, 2013 BY CANLYME UPDATED January, 2022 The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation Venture Grants Program supports research on Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases. The Foundation’s goal is to increase knowledge and understanding of borrelioses in Canada, and to support high quality…
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Featured | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Voices on Lyme
Lyme Disease Community Blows the Whistle on Corruption Within the CDC
ByCanLyme Team November 16, 2013April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: The Canadian government intentionally takes it’s direction from the US CDC and their small select group to set Lyme policy in Canada. CanLyme has asked several times to be given a seat at the policy making level only to be told we are simply an advocacy group therefore we have no role to…
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Lyme in BC | Miscellaneous
Lyme disease meeting helps raise awareness in Abbotsford
ByCanLyme Team November 16, 2013April 21, 2023
By Alex Butler – Abbotsford News Published: November 15, 2013 8:00 AM Updated: November 15, 2013 8:58 AM For those suffering from Lyme disease, finding relief for a long list of symptoms can be a struggle. More than 120 people, many suffering from Lyme disease, attended a public meeting on Thursday evening at Cascade Community Church to learn more…
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Research
Lyme bacteria show that evolvability is evolvable
ByCanLyme Team November 15, 2013April 21, 2023
Natural selection favours those with a greater capacity to generate genetic variation. Hannah Hoag 14 November 2013 Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, is skilled at evading the immune responses of its animal hosts. STEM JEMS/SPL Some gamblers succeed by spiriting cards up their sleeves, giving them a wider range of hands to play….
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in BC | Voices on Lyme
Reliving their pain to shed light on Lyme – Peace Arch News, BC, Canada
ByCanLyme Team November 13, 2013April 21, 2023
By Sarah Massah – Peace Arch News Published: November 12, 2013 1:00 PM Updated: November 12, 2013 1:18 PM Walking through Karen Marchand’s South Surrey home, it’s apparent that every inch of the condo has been meticulously laid out and designed with an expert eye. The walls are covered in textured wallpaper, a pop…
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Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Huffington Post: The Global Search for Education: The 300,000 – Ticks
ByCanLyme Team November 9, 2013April 21, 2023
C. M. Rubin Blogger and author, ‘The Real Alice in Wonderland Posted: November 9th, 2013 The “We are the 300,000” campaign is a new grassroots campaign by the Lyme community to raise awareness for more effective treatments for all people suffering from Lyme disease. According to the CDC, there are 300,000 individuals who are affected…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Voices on Lyme
LA Times: The Lyme disease battle
ByCanLyme Team November 9, 2013April 21, 2023
[CanLyme Note: The term ‘mainstream scientist’ is sadly used with the implication these are independent scientists and that there are a great number of them. Most of these ‘mainstream scientists’ all come from very related groups and are relatively small in numbers, but are in powerful positions, ie. US CDC researchers and patent holders, NIH funded researchers handpicked to…
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Events
Lyme Disease Awareness Forum – Abbotsford, BC
ByCanLyme Team November 8, 2013April 21, 2023
A public awareness forum is to be held free of charge on November 14th, 2013 in Abbotsford, BC, with an invitation to both the public and medical professionals. Discussion will include Lyme Awareness in BC, prevention, proper tick removal, symptoms, treatment and more with a question ans answer period to follow. For details
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Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
Discover Magazine: Dec. 2013 – The Confounding Debate Over Lyme Disease in the South
ByCanLyme Team November 2, 2013April 21, 2023
The debilitating tick-borne disease is well-documented north of the Mason-Dixon line, but does it exist beyond that? By Wendy Orent, Friday, November 01, 2013 Kerry Clark never wanted to show that Lyme disease exists in the Southern United States by catching it himself. Clark is a medical entomologist at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville….
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Lyme in Ontario | Voices on Lyme
York Region, Ontario, Canada: Health system failing those of us with Lyme disease
ByCanLyme Team November 2, 2013April 21, 2023
Richmond Hill Liberal, Nov 2, 2013 By Shari Allen I find it ironic that Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government announced last week it is spending $5.5 million to prevent cruelty to animals, when her term will likely go down in history as the government that unconscionably allowed untold cruelty to humans, under the leadership of…
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Medical Publications | Research
Persistence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete
ByCanLyme Team November 1, 2013April 21, 2023
Many thanks to researcher John D. Scott of the Lyme Disease Association of Ontario for providing this valuable and comprehensive list. The following references for persistence of Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) are listed alphabetically and then chronologically for the author of more than one publication: Aalto A, Sjowall J, Davidsson L, Forsberg P, Smedby O….
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Medical Publications | Research
Babesia: A Rare Cause of Posttransfusion Hemolytic Anemia
ByCanLyme Team October 27, 2013April 21, 2023
Kathman D, Nesanelis D, Fitzgibbons C. Chest, 2013 Oct 1; 144 (4_MeetingAbstracts): 197A. *Abstract*https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.1700928 <https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.1700928>*SESSION TITLE:* Infectious Disease Cases II*SESSION TYPE:* Affiliate Case Report Slide*PRESENTED ON:* Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 01:15 PM – 02:45 PM *INTRODUCTION:* We report a case of post-transfusion Babesia infection masquerading as autoimmune hemolytic anemia. *CASE PRESENTATION:* A…
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Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Voices on Lyme
While hundreds of thousands of people are being told they cannot receive antibiotics for serious diseases, … read this
ByCanLyme Team October 25, 2013April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: antibiotic resistance is one of the major reasons floated by Infectious Disease doctors as to why it is dangerous to treat very sick people with needed antibiotics. Most people do not realize just how regularly antibiotics are used every day in our food farm industry, and those who do know something of it only…
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News and updates

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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

Poleward Expansion of the White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) under Climate Change: Implications for the Spread of Lyme Disease

Lyme disease taking a toll on local families

CanLyme Venture Grants Policy

Lyme Disease Community Blows the Whistle on Corruption Within the CDC

Lyme disease meeting helps raise awareness in Abbotsford

Lyme bacteria show that evolvability is evolvable

Reliving their pain to shed light on Lyme – Peace Arch News, BC, Canada

Huffington Post: The Global Search for Education: The 300,000 – Ticks

LA Times: The Lyme disease battle

Lyme Disease Awareness Forum – Abbotsford, BC

Discover Magazine: Dec. 2013 – The Confounding Debate Over Lyme Disease in the South

York Region, Ontario, Canada: Health system failing those of us with Lyme disease

Persistence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete

Babesia: A Rare Cause of Posttransfusion Hemolytic Anemia

While hundreds of thousands of people are being told they cannot receive antibiotics for serious diseases, … read this

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