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The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) was created to promote a more complete and comprehensive understanding of Lyme disease and related illnesses through research, education and advocacy to help reduce misdiagnosis and improve treatments for Lyme disease.
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Recent dispatches
Disease Risk & Landscape Attributes of Tick-Borne Borrelia Pathogens in the San Francisco Bay Area, California
Published: August 19, 2015 – DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134812 Abstract Habitat heterogeneity influences pathogen ecology by affecting vector abundance and the…
Nature.com : Scientists have no shortage of ideas about how to stop tick-borne illnesses. What is holding them back?
Aug. 25th, 2015 Melinda Wenner Moyer The growing global battle against blood-sucking ticks On a balmy day in…
More infected ticks found in Sudbury area
By Jim Moodie, The Sudbury Star, August 26th, 2015 The city is experiencing a minor rash of Lyme-carrying ticks, any…
Return on Investment Slipping in Biomedical Research
[CanLyme note: Medical research should be of the highest standard of all research, but in many cases the opposite is…
Winnipegger traveled to New York for Lyme disease treatment
Meghan Roberts, CTV Winnipeg Published Sunday, August 23, 2015 9:23PM CST A Winnipeg man says he travelled to New…
The Scientist: The Search for Persisters
It starts with a tick bite. This may be followed by the characteristic bullseye rash. And then the other…
Where there are ticks, there’s often Lyme disease
Lyme disease is caused by an infection that is most often transmitted by ticks, but it can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy.
Ticks can attach to your body without being seen or felt, and diagnosis can be difficult due to symptom presentation, testing protocols and other challenges.
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The Global Search for Education: In Search of Solutions – Ticks
To date in my “Ticks” series, we have learned from leading global experts that tick-borne illnesses (including Lyme disease)…
CBC News: Reports of Lyme disease triple in southern Manitoba
The number of black-legged ticks in southeastern Manitoba is on the rise, which has led to a surge in…
Still Lots of Unknowns
Much of the controversy over Lyme disease centers on the patients who experience chronic illness. When Lyme is caught…
Can Alzheimer Disease be Prevented?
Bret S. Stetka, MD Background and Biomarkers AD is an epidemic, affecting over 5 million Americans and nearly 40…
Babesia odocoilei infection in a Saskatchewan elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) herd.
An 8-year-old female elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) cow, presented for chronic severe weight loss and unthriftiness, was diagnosed with…
Illuminating the roles of the Borrelia burgdorferi adhesins
The Lyme disease spirochetes, Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), must cause persistent, disseminated infection to be maintained in the natural enzootic cycle.…
National Post: Deadly tick-borne Powassan virus surfaces in New York state, kills 30% of those infected
A Saratoga County resident is recovering from a rare but emerging illness carried by deer ticks that transmit Lyme…
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Tick tests positive in Sudbury for Lyme disease bacteria
The Sudbury & District Health Unit is urging people to take precautions to prevent against tick bites after a…
CTV news Winnipeg: More ticks that carry Lyme disease being found in Manitoba
Manitoba has seen an increase in Lyme disease in recent years with 16 confirmed or probable cases in 2012,…