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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
The Borrelia hermsii factor H binding protein FhbA is not required for infectivity in mice or for resistance to human complement in vitro.
[CanLyme note: Currently, testing and symptomotology knowledge are not nearly accurate enough to distinguish between a human B. hermsii infection and…
The Mayday Project Responds to Dr. Paul Auwaerter’s Defense of IDSA Guidelines for Lyme Disease
Friday, November 07, 2014 “My office uncovered undisclosed financial interests held by several of the most powerful IDSA panelists.…
Professor of Microbiology: Lyme is most misunderstood [maligned] disease since AIDS [and far more prevalent]
Holly Ahern 12:08 a.m. EST November 9, 2014 With the possible exception of HIV/AIDS, no infectious disease in recent…
Bartonella henselae Infections In An Owner and Two Papillon Dogs Exposed to Tropical Rat Mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti).
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2014 Oct;14(10):703-9. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2013.1492. Abstract After raccoons were trapped and removed from under a house…
A possible alternative to antibiotics
[Canlyme note: Although Borrelia are not known to secrete toxins, this type of research may be beneficial for chemical constituents…
Case of tick paralysis found on Sunshine Coast
Hikers attempt to save snowshoe hare with engorged ticks Christine Wood/Glacier Media / Squamish Chief [newspaper] November 5, 2014 01:49…
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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5-year follow-up study of patients with neuroborreliosis.
The objective of the follow-up study was to determine the long-term outcome of strictly classified cases of neuroborreliosis treated…
Study supports chronic Lyme
The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, is an extracellular microbe that causes persistent infection despite the development of strong…
How the Neutrophil Both Kills and Protects the Lyme Spirochete, Borrelia Burgdorferi
My research focuses on the functions of phagocytic cells, both macrophages and neutrophils, and their interaction with the Lyme…
Experts identify molecular players in tick-borne illness
University scientists have made a key advance in understanding the proteins and mechanisms involved in the spread of Lyme…
The Klempner Article
The recent article in the NEJM, “Two Controlled Trials of Antibiotic Treatment in Patients with Persistent Symptoms and a…
Insurers hit on Lyme disease
Alan Stone of Chelmsford, who suffers from Lyme disease along with his daughter Angela, 14, says insurance companies are…
Lyme disease of the brainstem
Lyme disease is a multisystem infectious disease caused by the tick-borne spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement…
Detection of Rickettsia, Borrelia, and Bartonella in Carios kelleyi (Acari: Argasidae)
Carios kelleyi (Colley & Kohls 1941), a tick associated with bats and bat habitats, has been reported to feed…
Lyme disease may cause sudden aggression in dogs
A Young (~2 years) Lab mix, male, came into our program with a “questionable” background. He may have been…