Research
CanLyme is dedicated to promoting advancements in Lyme disease research. More research is needed to accurately diagnose and treat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, and CanLyme supports this. CanLyme’s Venture Grants policy for academic researchers can be found here.
Canada: Microbiome Composition and Borrelia Detection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks at the Northwestern Edge of Their Range
Abstract Lyme disease-causing Borrelia burgdorferi has been reported in 10–19% of Ixodes ticks from…
Will this latest Canadian research change the paradigm of testing and lab diagnostics for Lyme disease globally?
Abstract Serological diagnosis of Lyme disease suffers from considerable limitations.…
YebC regulates variable surface antigen VlsE expression and is required for host immune evasion in Borrelia burgdorferi
Oct. 2020 PLOS PATHOGENS Abstract Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease…
New Podcast: Back to the lab with Dr. Melanie Wills from the G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab at the University of Guelph
“In this episode Sarah talks research, Canadian research that is,…
Unintended Consequences: The Perils of Publication and Citation Bias
“The system of scientific communication appears to be more fragile…
HOW THE INCIDENCE OF AN EM RASH CAN BE INFLATED
[CanLyme Note: In Canada the percentage of people who have a…
Mount Allison University: PPE student Michael Nolan researches ticks and Lyme disease with wildlife management focus
Third-year Philosophy, Politics, and Economics student Michael Nolan spent his…
McMaster University doing research on Lyme disease and pregnancy.
The McMaster Midwifery Research Centre is recruiting people initially to…
Failed Disruption of Tick Feeding, Viability, and Molting after Immunization of Mice and Sheep with Recombinant Ixodes ricinus Salivary Proteins IrSPI and IrLip1
Abstract To identify potential vaccine candidates against Ixodes ricinus and tick-borne pathogen…
Lyme Disease Patient Outcomes and Experiences; A Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract Lyme disease is a vector-borne illness caused by Borrelia spp. bacterium…
Fatal Lyme carditis presenting as fluctuating high-grade atrioventricular block
RE: Lyme carditis and neuroborreliosis Edward J Cormode [MD, FRCP], Retired paediatrician, Canadian Medical…
Active surveillance of pathogens from ticks collected in New York State suburban parks and schoolyards
First published: 22 July 2020 Abstract Schoolyards and suburban…