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B.C. Canada: Five things to know about Lyme disease and ticks in B.C.

ByCanLyme Team

[CanLyme Note: 14 percent of the world population represents 1.09 billion people infected with Lyme disease yet the Canadian government and provincial government’s medical bureaucrats report ridiculously low case counts each year.  The Lyme disease misinformation policy in Canada is directed by a private organization called the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease of Canada…

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BCCDC releases map of risk areas where people could contract Lyme disease

ByCanLyme Team

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control has updated its information on Lyme disease in the province. A Facebook post shows a map of the province and includes the areas the BCCDC considers ‘high-risk’ Lyme disease zones. “It’s certainly an update, and contradicts much of what doctors have been telling patients throughout the province for…

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Tick season is upon us

ByCanLyme Team

Insects are emerging as the weather warms up and tick season has arrived March 25th, 2022 Now that warmer weather has arrived in the Central Okanagan, check yourself, your children and your pets if you’re out for a walk, bike or hike. Tick season is here, and although Lyme disease is rare in this part…

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Tick Talk – theORCA.ca “At the risk of making you feel itchy, a must-know for B.C. hikers”

ByCanLyme Team

April 4, 2019 No matter where you are in British Columbia, our province is blessed with some of the finest hiking terrain in the world. However, at this time of the year especially, it comes with a downside: Ticks. A little bug with a potentially devastating bite! “If you’re an entomologist and you like to…

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Uptick in B.C. Lyme disease cases attributed to new test, increased awareness

ByCanLyme Team

[CanLyme Note: We have had many meetings with the BC CDC over the years pointing out the problems with their testing but were completely ignored.  Even this more sensitive test will miss many cases. Meanwhile mothers were being accused of having Munchausen by proxy syndrome by doctors at the BC Children’s Hospital simply because they were…

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BC Centre for Disease Control warns about ticks infected with Lyme-related bacteria

ByTeam

Nov 7th, 2016 Vancouver – A warning from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) suggests three ticks collected in British Columbia since June have tested positive for new Lyme-related bacteria. Read full article

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CBC radio show BC Almanac interviews doctors with opposing opinions on Lyme treatment, Lyme testing

ByTeam

May 25th, 2016 Interesting radio show with Dr. Liz Zubek, who treats based upon the patient’s symptoms, and Dr. William Bowie, of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease of Canada (AMMI) who suggests the entire province of British Columbia has a 0.5 % tick infection rate, which is scientifically impossible. In the 1940’s…

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BC, Canada: Ticks active in the Southern Interior

ByTeam

WATCH: FULL STORY BY TANYA CRONIN   The most common species here in the Southern Interior is the Wood Tick, it’s not known to carry Lyme disease, but can carry other diseases and toxins, resulting in serious illness or even paralysis. There are some simple things you can do, that go a long way to…

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B.C. patient questions accuracy of Lyme disease test used by province

ByTeam

Mark Hume VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail – Published Tuesday, Jul. 21, 2015 Internal government documents show blood tests used to check for Lyme disease aren’t very accurate, says a patient who filed a Freedom of Information request because of her concerns about health care standards. “One of the experts talked about the Lyme disease test…

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Internal government documents raise concerns over accuracy of B.C. Lyme disease tests

ByTeam

July 20, 2015 Lyme disease patients denied treatment based on faulty tests Vancouver, BC ~ Confidential documents, obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, show doctors and other senior government officials in British Columbia raising serious doubts about accuracy of Lyme disease blood tests. “Firstly, are we talking about Lyme testing? If so, patients…

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Victoria, BC: 19 year old Victoria teen has fought Lyme Disease for 6 years

ByTeam

[CanLyme note:  Yet another case with eerily similar symptoms and circumstances to the others reported over the past few years.  Negative BC test, positive US test at certified US labs that the BC CDC say offer false positive tests, while the province provides no evidence for that.  In fact there is an abundance of evidence…

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Squamish, BC: Local woman tells nightmare of Lyme disease

ByTeam

Awareness evening to be held in Squamish next week   Kerri Currier / Squamish Chief / June 4, 2015 Squamish is a gorgeous natural playground to raise a family. However, the security I had in nature came to a halt upon learning the reality of Lyme disease treatment in B.C. I presented to the walk-in clinic…

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InFocus Magazine – Ticking Time Bomb

ByTeam

One tiny insect makes a giant impact on some people’s lives and health, and creates a medical controversy By Debbie Bowman • April & May 2015 One afternoon back in 2011, Amber Robinson noticed something strange about her left hand. “It felt weird all of a sudden,” says the 44-year-old Courtenay woman. “The padded area…

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British Columbia, Canada: Tick borne disease was misdiagnosed for two decades

ByTeam

Julie Bertrand / Oceanside Star November 13, 2014 12:00 AM Qualicum Beach resident Sue Aldous discovered she had Lyme disease through a chance encounter in a Surrey grocery store. Aldous had suffered chronic health problems since 1984. She had headaches, frequent insomnia and digestive issues. Because of her poor health, she lost her job, her…