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Medical Publications | Research
The Many Faces of Solitary and Multiple Erythema Migrans
ByCanLyme Team March 10, 2013April 21, 2023
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1549 Abstract: Case definitions for European Lyme disease have been published. However, multiple erythema migrans may pose a diagnostic challenge. Therefore, we retrospectively reviewed the clinical and serological findings and response to therapy in a cohort of consecutive 54 patients with PCR-confirmed erythema migrans, referred to a university dermatology clinic. The proportion of patients…
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Featured | International News | Medical Publications | Voices on Lyme
Virginia passes law forcing physicians to disclose the limitations of tests
ByCanLyme Team March 3, 2013April 21, 2023
Va. now must disclose the flaws in Lyme disease testing Tuesday, February 26, 2013 BY MARKUS SCHMIDT Richmond Times-Dispatch Lyme disease is one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the United States, but despite testing, many patients are not aware that they are infected until it is too late. New legislation passed by Virginia’s General…
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International News | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
State works with patient groups and experts to combat Lyme disease – Massachusetts
ByCanLyme Team March 3, 2013April 21, 2023
A report issued by the Special Commission to Conduct and Investigation of the Incidence and Impacts of Lyme disease EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In accordance with Section 181 of Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2011, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts established the Special Commission to Conduct an Investigation and Study the Incidence and Impact of Lyme Disease….
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International News | Medical Publications | Research
New tick-borne bacteria found in Shasta County [California]
ByCanLyme Team February 21, 2013April 21, 2023
Black-legged ticks are already notorious bad guys known for spreading Lyme disease. Now the nasty little creatures are making people sick by spreading a new and little-known bacteria similar to the germ that causes Lyme disease. There have been no reports of north state residents being sickened by the tick’s bite, even though the Borrelia…
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Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme
Lyme disease treatment stopped suddenly
ByCanLyme Team February 16, 2013April 21, 2023
Patient says her privacy breached An Emerson woman is raising privacy concerns after she said her doctor was ordered by a rural regional health authority to stop treating her with intravenous antibiotics for Lyme disease. Elizabeth Wood, who contracted the disease in the late 1980s and still suffers from its effects, said her Altona doctor…
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Medical Publications | Research
Ability to cause erythema migrans differs between Borrelia
ByCanLyme Team January 29, 2013April 21, 2023
Authors: Tijsse-Klasen E, Pandak N, Hengeveld P, Takumi K, Koopmans MP and Sprong H Citation: Parasit Vectors 2013(Jan); 6(1): 23. “Conclusion This indicates that only a small subset of B. burgdorferi sl carried by ticks in the wild actually cause EM. Other genotypes either may be apathogenic for humans or may cause Lyme borreliosis without…
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International News | Medical Publications | Research
Lyme disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and inflamation – the relationship
ByCanLyme Team January 28, 2013April 21, 2023
For several years now it has been known that spirochetal bacteria have been identified in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients and that inflamation plays a significant role. Infectious organisims have long been thought to be a cause or trigger of Alzheimer’s disease, and Borrelia have been implicated along with other spirochetal bacteria. Here is a quote…
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Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Investigation of Genotypes of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected during Surveillance in Canada
ByCanLyme Team January 24, 2013April 21, 2023
Ogden, et al Abstract The genetic diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the agent of Lyme disease in North America, has consequences for the performance of serological diagnostic tests and disease severity. To investigate B. burgdorferi diversity in Canada, where Lyme disease is emerging, bacterial DNA in 309 infected adult Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in…
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Updates
Nombre de cas de certains agents infectieux identifiés a au Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec
ByCanLyme January 22, 2013June 2, 2023
Nombre de cas de certains agents infectieux identifiés a au Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec (LSPQ) par mois de réception des souches ou spécimens, Québec, juillet 2011 à novembre 2012. maladie de Lyme = 63, bartonella = 168 voir le tableau 1, page 5
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Government reports & letters | Medical Publications
The Public Health Laboratory of Quebec reports new cases of Lyme disease and bartonella
ByCanLyme Team January 22, 2013April 21, 2023
New cases of Lyme disease and bartonella have been reported for the 17 month period July, 2011, to November, 2012. These cases are only those that passed the narrow 2 tier lab protocol that is not capable of detected all known human pathogenic strains/species of the Lyme disease (a borreliosis). This number will represent a serious under-reporting…
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Updates
Nombre de cas de certains agents infectieux identifiés a au Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec
ByCanLyme Team January 22, 2013April 21, 2023
Nombre de cas de certains agents infectieux identifiés a au Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec (LSPQ) par mois de réception des souches ou spécimens, Québec, juillet 2011 à novembre 2012. maladie de Lyme = 63, bartonella = 168 voir le tableau 1, page 5
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International News | Medical Publications | News from CanLyme | Research
Scientists find new tick-borne disease [Borrelia miyamotoi]
ByCanLyme Team January 18, 2013April 21, 2023
N Engl J Med 2013; 368:291-293January 17, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1215469 To the Editor: Borrelia miyamotoi, a spirochete that is genetically related to the species of borrelia that cause relapsing fever, has been detected in all tick species that are vectors of Lyme disease.1,2 It was detected in Ixodes scapularis ticks from Connecticut in 2001 and subsequently…
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Updates
Events
ByCanLyme Team January 12, 2013February 6, 2024
May is Lyme disease awareness month, here is a list of May awareness events across Canada. – RBG Home & Garden Show, May 3-5, 2013, RGG Centre, Burlington, Details Here CanLyme will have a booth – Vaughan, ON May 10th, 2013 Magnotta Wineries, Vaughan, ON Underground Cellar event in support of CanLame, Click Here –…
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International News | Lyme Controversy
Government agency is delaying report on [Lyme] disease, treatments
ByCanLyme Team December 31, 2012April 21, 2023
Sturbridge activist seeks release of Lyme disease report STURBRIDGE [Massachusetts] – A Lyme disease activist and sufferer claims two high-ranking state Department of Public Health officials are stalling the release of a report that could shed more light on the disease. Patricia A. McCleary of Sturbridge said state epidemiologist Dr. Al DeMaria and state veterinarian…
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Guidelines - Boxing-in disease | Lyme Controversy | Voices on Lyme
Guidelines: Guides to Profit? [Money talks]
ByCanLyme Team December 19, 2012April 21, 2023
By John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/Medpage Today and Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published: December 19, 2012 The stated intent of treatment guidelines is to “guide” clinicians’ treatment of patients with a series of recommendations based on evidence. But that intent may not be universally reflected in published guidelines and the disconnect is all about…
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News and updates

One year later: How the landmark NASEM report on chronic Lyme is – and isn’t – changing minds

Germs spread by ticks and cats found in suicidal youth

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

The Many Faces of Solitary and Multiple Erythema Migrans

Virginia passes law forcing physicians to disclose the limitations of tests

State works with patient groups and experts to combat Lyme disease – Massachusetts

New tick-borne bacteria found in Shasta County [California]

Lyme disease treatment stopped suddenly

Ability to cause erythema migrans differs between Borrelia

Lyme disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and inflamation – the relationship

Investigation of Genotypes of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected during Surveillance in Canada

Nombre de cas de certains agents infectieux identifiés a au Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec

The Public Health Laboratory of Quebec reports new cases of Lyme disease and bartonella

Nombre de cas de certains agents infectieux identifiés a au Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec

Scientists find new tick-borne disease [Borrelia miyamotoi]

Events

Government agency is delaying report on [Lyme] disease, treatments

Guidelines: Guides to Profit? [Money talks]

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