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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
Woman walks away from wheelchair after recovering from Lyme disease
July 23, 2018 Chronicle Herald by Nikki Sullivan PORT CALEDONIA – Melissa Boutilier knows how quickly life can change…
Far-Reaching Dispersal of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato-Infected Blacklegged Ticks by Migratory Songbirds in Canada
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare6030089 Abstract Lyme disease has been documented in northern areas of Canada, but the source of the etiological bacterium, Borrelia…
Borrelia burgdorferi adhere to blood vessels in the dura mater and are associated with increased meningeal T cells during murine disseminated borreliosis
Published: May 3, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196893 ABSTRACT Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is a vector-borne bacterial infection…
What are implications for eastern Canada? – New York – Warning Issued After New Tick Species Discovered In Westchester
[CanLyme Note: Ticks in New York state are only a short flight away aboard our migratory passerine birds ie robins,…
Dog owners issued warning as deer ticks move into Calgary backyards
July 16th, 2018 Deer ticks no longer respect city limits. That was the word Monday from Dr. Wendy McLelland,…
Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of strains of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi from Canadian emergence zones.
S. Tyler, et al July 2018 Abstract Lyme disease is emerging in southern Canada due to range expansion of…
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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Cardiac Tropism of Borrelia burgdorferi: An Autopsy Study of Sudden Cardiac Death Associated with Lyme Carditis.
[ CanLyme note: “Although rare”, yet they state in the same breath that “sudden cardiac death caused by Lyme…
nature.com : Statisticians issue warning over misuse of P values
Policy statement aims to halt missteps in the quest for certainty Monya Baker 07 March 2016 Misuse of…
Toronto Star: Canada’s National Ballet second soloist returns as Romeo after battle with Lyme Disease
A leap in the right direction March 16th, 2016 Toronto Star, Michael Crabb Special To The Star Brendon Saye,…
Lyme Myocarditis Presenting as Chest Pain in an Adolescent Girl.
Pediatr Emerg Care 2016(Mar); Fishe JN, Marchese RF , Callahan JM From the *Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric…
Blumenthal, Lyme disease advocacy giant, salutes researcher
By Greenwich Post on March 2, 2016 Thousands in the Lyme disease community hail U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)…
Evidence of in vivo existence of Borrelia biofilm in borrelial lymphocytomas
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/1886.2015.00049 Abstract Lyme borreliosis, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, has grown into a major public…
Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada: Ticks in area woods already – near Kelowna
[Canlyme Note: Where there is one tick that you see, there may be more that you miss. Be aggressive in…
Eradication of Biofilm-Like Microcolony Structures of Borrelia burgdorferi by Daunomycin and Daptomycin but not Mitomycin C in Combination with Doxycycline and Cefuroxime
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00062 10…
Windsor, Canada: Parents credit antibiotic for autistic child’s ‘monumental’ improvements
[CanLyme note: Many parents with autistic children who have also received treatment for a Lyme disease infection report similar amazing…