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.
Repurposing disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) as a potential drug candidate against Borrelia burgdorferi in vitro and in vivo
This article is a preprint and has not been certified…
Scotland, UK: Killer tick-borne parasite imitating malaria-like diseases is discovered by scientists in the UK
November 2019 by Shreyas Tanna Medical Herald A tick-borne parasite…
Extensive Distribution of the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, in Multiple Tick Species Parasitizing Avian and Mammalian Hosts across Canada
Abstract Lyme disease, caused by the spirochetal bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato…
Rickettsial infections of the central nervous system
[CanLyme Note: The Canadian medical community is absolutely under-informed on tick-borne…
Tick-borne disease can be transmitted in as little as 15 seconds of attachment new study reveals.
[CanLyme Note: In the western regions of North America Dermacentor andersonii is a…
Watch TV news series on Lyme disease…. Lyme and Reason
Segment 1 LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE…
New York State Grants Approval for IGeneX’s Newly Developed Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) ImmunoBlot Tests
[CanLyme Note: New York State has one of the strictest certification…
Review of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in UK guidelines for Lyme disease
[CanLyme Note: NICE in the UK, similar to the Public Health…
Parenting When Children Have Lyme Disease: Fear, Frustration, Advocacy
Emilie M. Gaudet 1 , Odette N. Gould 1,*, Vett Lloyd 2 1…
Mouse genome unraveled. Perhaps new strategies to curtail the proliferation of tick-borne and other infectious diseases.
The genome of Peromyscus leucopus, natural host for Lyme disease and…
A Case of Tularemia in a Prosthetic Joint Infection
https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20190627-01 Abstract Periprosthetic infections occur in approximately 0.8% to 1.9%…
Newfoundland, Canada: Case of tick borne Powassun virus with polio-like outcome.
“Evidence of a Powassan virus infection affecting the spinal cord…