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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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The Long-Term Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi Antigens and DNA in the Tissues of a Patient with Lyme Disease
Oct. 2019 Abstract: Whether Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, can persist for long periods in the…
Lyme Neuroborreliosis in a Patient with Breast Cancer: MRI and PET/CT Findings.
Abstract We present a case demonstrating the performance of different radiographical and nuclear medicine imaging modalities in the diagnostic…
Knowledge and Knowledge Needs about Lyme Disease among Occupational and Recreational Users of the Outdoors.
Abstract As the prevalence of Lyme disease increases across Canada, it is imperative that the educational needs of at-risk groups be…
First report of Lyme borreliosis leading to cardiac bradydysrhythmia in two cats.
Abstract CASE SERIES SUMMARY: Two cats were presented for investigation of bradyarrhythmia detected by their referring veterinarians during routine…
Bieber’s Lyme disease shines light on issues surrounding complicated illness
Bieber’s Lyme shines light on complicated disease Justin Bieber’s recent Lyme disease diagnosis has put another big spotlight on…
A Clinical Diagnostic System for Late-Stage Neuropsychiatric Lyme Borreliosis Based upon an Analysis of 100 Patients
Abstract Many late-stage chronic Lyme disease clinical findings are neuropsychiatric. A total clinical assessment is critical in diagnosis, especially…
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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Borrelia miyamotoi rash is breaking the myth that rashes caused by borreliosis (Lyme disease) must expand beyond 5 cm.
Canada has Borrelia miyamotoi and other borrelia from coast to coast. The standard guidelines imposed on doctors state myths…
CTV: Alberta Primetime – Lyme Disease in Alberta
May 10th, 2018 [CanLyme Note: Dr. Dan Gregson, seen in this news report, infectious disease HIV specialist (not Lyme disease…
Uptick in B.C. Lyme disease cases attributed to new test, increased awareness
[CanLyme Note: We have had many meetings with the BC CDC over the years pointing out the problems with their…
Tick tick boom: Lyme’s disease cases increase fourfold in 20 years [Netherlands]
[Tick Tick Boom everywhere] The number of people in the Netherlands with Lyme’s disease continues to rise and the…
Bringing Lyme Disease Awareness to SK [Saskatchewan, Canada]
Thursday, 19 April 2018 05:00 WestCentralonline Saskatchewan, Canada by Kelsey Calder Jaime Cobler is raising awareness of Lyme Disease in…
Pediatric stroke related to Lyme neuroborreliosis: Data from the Swiss NeuroPaediatric Stroke Registry and literature review.
Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2018 Jan;22(1):113-121 ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cerebrovascular complications of Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) are poorly documented in the paediatric…
Does single dose prophylaxis promoted by Canadian medical authorities work? The answer is no.
A two pill (single dose) prophylactic administration of doxycycline is being offered to Canadians who have a known tick…
Professional Self-Regulation and the Public Interest in Canada
[CanLyme Note: The Lyme disease disaster for Canadians is an excellent example of how the ‘self-regulating’ medical colleges and…
Do Microbes Trigger Alzheimer’s Disease?
[CanLyme Note: Judith Miklossy, PhD, was a founding Board member of CanLyme in 2003 and remained until she moved…