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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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Complex Population Structure of Borrelia burgdorferi in Southeastern and South Central Canada as Revealed by Phylogeographic Analysis
Abstract Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, is an emerging zoonotic disease in Canada and…
Stanford researchers unravel secrets of shape-shifting bacteria
Stanford Report, March 16, 2015 Stanford researchers unravel secrets of shape-shifting bacteria “Six decades ago, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Joshua…
CDC Says Misperceptions Keep Kids from Getting Lifesaving Treatment for Tickborne Diseases
Last Updated: Wednesday, 18 March 2015 07:04 Short-term doxycycline use does not stain kids’ teeth, CDC/IHS study finds March…
Long road leads to Lyme for Ladner woman
Elaine Crossley finally gets proper diagnosis, but the battle is far from over It seemed innocent enough. In March…
Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis Requiring Tracheostomy Due to Neuroborreliosis
Carlos D. Martínez-Balzano, MD; Bruce Greenberg, MD, MBA Neuroborreliosis can cause multiple cranial and peripheral neuropathies; however, involvement of…
Teenager with stroke-like symptoms had Lyme: Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Transient Hemiparesis and Aphasia
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.011 February 25, 2015 Nervous system involvement in Lyme disease often mimics other conditions and thus represents a…
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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Recrudescence des cas de la maladie de lyme dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau
Mise en garde contre la maladie de Lyme à Ottawa Le bureau de Santé publique d’Ottawa a lancé une…
Lyme disease on the increase in Ontario, Canada
CBC TV Ottawa … Lyme disease ticks likely breeding in Ottawa Ticks carrying Lyme disease are likely breeding in…
Lyme on the rise … Northumberland, Ontario
NORTHUMBERLAND — A rise in Lyme disease cases in Ontario has the local health unit urging people to be…
Recrudescence des cas de la maladie de lyme dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau
Mise en garde contre la maladie de Lyme à Ottawa Le bureau de Santé publique d’Ottawa a lancé une…
Another tick borne disease to guard against. [already in Canada]
Despite its many delights, summer also brings its fair share of pestilence. One, called babesiosis, has only recently been…
Lyme disease becoming more prevalent in Alberta
Experts say it’s because of increased precipitation during summer Albertans normally don’t have to worry about ticks that carry…
Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Rhesus Macaques following Antibiotic Treatment of Disseminated Infection.
“Our studies do however offer proof of the principle that intact spirochetes can persist in an incidental host comparable…
Vector competence of the tick Ixodes ricinus for transmission of Bartonella birtlesii
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011;5(5):e1186. Epub 2011 May 31. Reis C, Cote M, Le Rhun D, Lecuelle B, Levin…
Whatever happened to the Lyme disease vaccine?
Steere not only helped discover Lyme disease in 1977 in the small town of Lyme, Conn., the rheumatologist has…