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Research
ErpC, a member of the complement regulator-acquiring family of surface proteins from Borrelia burgdorferi, possesses an architecture previously unseen in this protein family.
ByCanLyme Team June 2, 2013April 21, 2023
Caesar JJ, Johnson S, Kraiczy P, Lea SM. Source Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, England Abstract Borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete responsible for Lyme disease, the most commonly occurring vector-borne disease in Europe and North America. The bacterium utilizes a set of proteins, termed complement…
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Medical Publications | Research
Lyme Arthritis, Spirochetes Found in Synovial Microangiopathic Lesions
ByCanLyme Team June 2, 2013April 21, 2023
In 17 patients with Lyme disease, synovial specimens, obtained by synovectomy or needle biopsy, showed non-specific villous hypertrophy, synovial cell hyperplasia, prominent microvasculature, lymphoplasmacellular infiltration, and sometimes lymphoid follicles. The larger surgically obtained specimens also showed striking deposition of fibrin in synovial stroma and a form of endarteritis obliterans. In 2 patients, siprochetes were seen…
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Government reports & letters | International News | Media | Voices on Lyme
Global TV – Lyme disease expanding in Canada
ByCanLyme Team May 31, 2013April 21, 2023
Lyme disease is rapidly expanding according to Dr. Robbin Lindsay of the Canadian National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Most victims of Lyme disease and other experts suggest the only thing that is expanding is the pressure by victims upon government to stop underplaying this long prevalent disease in Canada. It has been shown for many years…
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Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Letter to editor, Niagara – Lyme disease information timely
ByCanLyme Team May 31, 2013April 21, 2023
Re: Dog ticks not the same as deer ticks, letters, May 23rd I am writing in response to a reply to the column by Dorothy Turcotte; this was a very timely letter to publish actually, because May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. We were very pleased to have the CN Tower, Niagara Falls and the…
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Updates
Maladie de Lyme: gare aux tiques!
ByCanLyme May 29, 2013June 2, 2023
Claudette Piché, une résidente de Sainte-Thècle très touchée par la cause, étant elle-même atteinte d’une maladie à la suite d’une morsure de tique, rappelle l’importance de la sensibilisation auprès de la population. À cette fin, elle a récemment collaboré à l’élaboration de quelques outils de sensibilisation à la maladie de Lyme, dont une vidéo et…
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Updates
Maladie de Lyme: gare aux tiques!
ByCanLyme Team May 29, 2013April 21, 2023
Claudette Piché, une résidente de Sainte-Thècle très touchée par la cause, étant elle-même atteinte d’une maladie à la suite d’une morsure de tique, rappelle l’importance de la sensibilisation auprès de la population. À cette fin, elle a récemment collaboré à l’élaboration de quelques outils de sensibilisation à la maladie de Lyme, dont une vidéo et…
Read More Maladie de Lyme: gare aux tiques!
Government reports & letters | Lyme in Ontario | Voices on Lyme
Hillier introduces Lyme Disease petition in Ontario legislature
ByCanLyme Team May 29, 2013April 21, 2023
Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, read his petition calling on the Ontario government to provide better diagnostics, awareness and treatment of Lyme Disease in Ontario. Watch video here
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Featured | Lyme in Ontario | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Spreading awareness about Lyme disease for the summer
ByCanLyme Team May 27, 2013April 21, 2023
Planning an outdoor vacation? Beware of the “ticking time bomb” – blood-sucking parasites spreading Lyme disease with potentially devastating consequences. The infectious disease is easier to get than you think and no one is immune, yet too little is being done, says Rossana Magnotta, CEO of Magnotta Winery. “You’ve got to protect yourself and your…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Voices on Lyme
NEWS: “Sometimes a little rebellion is necessary”
ByCanLyme Team May 26, 2013April 21, 2023
The following is the text of Dr. Liegner’s remarks at the World Wide Lyme Rally & Protest Friday, May 10, 2013 Union Square, New York City . “Chronic Lyme disease does not exist”. There are at least four possibilities to explain why a person might hold this view: They can be ‘dumb as bags of…
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Lyme in Manitoba | Voices on Lyme
Tick bite leads to Lyme disease for Winnipeg girl.
ByCanLyme Team May 25, 2013April 21, 2023
Sarah Phillips’ daughter, Emily, is awake and smiling now. It’s a big difference from a few days ago. “I could barely keep her awake,” said Phillips. “She was falling asleep on me, I had to carry her everywhere, she was so lethargic, I have never seen anybody so tired.” Earlier this month a tick burrowed…
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International News | Medical Publications | Voices on Lyme
FOIA request to CDC took five years to fulfill … corruption
ByCanLyme Team May 24, 2013April 21, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers itself to be one of the nation’s foremost scientific institutions, dedicated to transparency and evidence-driven policies. It is fair, therefore, to ask this question: What happens when the CDC brazenly ignores the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), taking more than five years to fulfill a journalist’s information…
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Lyme in BC | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
Woman is finally able to put name to debilitating disease
ByCanLyme Team May 24, 2013April 21, 2023
Tsawwassen resident Karen Marchand says she used to pride herself on being a healthy person, but all that changed a few years ago. In late 2008, she began suffering from a range of symptoms – back pain as well as ear and throat infections. “Just all these things started happening,” she says. Then, in January…
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Events | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous
Lyme Disease Association holding informational event in Fort Erie [Ontario,Canada]
ByCanLyme Team May 23, 2013April 21, 2023
A tick can get under your skin without it even being realized for months and sometimes years. May is a month dedicated to raising awareness about Lyme Disease and Fort Erie resident Melissa Hodges-Young, who is involved with the recently-founded Niagara Area Chapter of the Lyme Disease Association of Ontario, wants the public to know…
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Voices on Lyme
B.C. Canada: Woman’s mystery illness leads to Lyme disease diagnosis
ByCanLyme Team May 23, 2013April 21, 2023
Sitting in a dark room at Little House Society in Tsawwassen, Karen Marchand speaks slowly and with great apparent effort, trying desperately to concentrate on articulating each word. She is describing the last four and a half years of her life, one racked with excruciating pain and confusion over how she contracted a rarely talked…
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Lyme in New Brunswick | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
New Brunswicker tackles Lyme disease issues
ByCanLyme Team May 23, 2013April 21, 2023
Stephanie Stoneleigh… “Just want you to know I have sent this letter this morning to about 75 contacts in hopes that they will sign the Petition put forward by Randy Hillier, M.P.P” …. Dear Friends, Relatives and Co-Workers in my Health Battle: I need to let you know that I am sending this email…
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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

ErpC, a member of the complement regulator-acquiring family of surface proteins from Borrelia burgdorferi, possesses an architecture previously unseen in this protein family.

Lyme Arthritis, Spirochetes Found in Synovial Microangiopathic Lesions

Global TV – Lyme disease expanding in Canada

Letter to editor, Niagara – Lyme disease information timely

Maladie de Lyme: gare aux tiques!

Maladie de Lyme: gare aux tiques!

Hillier introduces Lyme Disease petition in Ontario legislature

Spreading awareness about Lyme disease for the summer

NEWS: “Sometimes a little rebellion is necessary”

Tick bite leads to Lyme disease for Winnipeg girl.

FOIA request to CDC took five years to fulfill … corruption

Woman is finally able to put name to debilitating disease

Lyme Disease Association holding informational event in Fort Erie [Ontario,Canada]

B.C. Canada: Woman’s mystery illness leads to Lyme disease diagnosis

New Brunswicker tackles Lyme disease issues

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