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The Myth
Lyme disease testing has a ‘gold standard’ in Canada.

The TruthThere is no universally accepted test for Lyme disease. Every lab test has its advantages and disadvantages, but overall Lyme tests in Canada are largely flawed. Other labs recommended by CanLyme are all certified and accredited, run by PH.D’s who simply refuse to follow flawed testing protocol. Canada has no mechanism for better testing due to bureaucratic controls that are influenced by for-profit players, and not victims and their experts.

Lyme is known for antigenic shifting, so antibody testing isn’t always effective.

PCR tissue and fluids tests are available for various tissue. A positive PCR is highly accurate. A negative PCR only tells the scientist that they did not find evidence in that sample. Another sample from the same patient from a different location may be positive.

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Tag Archive: chronic

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Chronic Lyme Disease: An Evidence-Based Definition by the ILADS Working Group

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CBC Radio: Why patients are caught in the battle over treating chronic Lyme disease

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Parenting When Children Have Lyme Disease: Fear, Frustration, Advocacy

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CDC Endorsement of Single Dose Antibiotic for Lyme Disease Prevention Challenged

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Prominent New York-based board-certified neurologist and clinical neurophysiologist calls Lyme disease a human rights concern.

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Late Disseminated Lyme Disease: Associated Pathology and Spirochete Persistence Post-Treatment in Rhesus Macaques

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Winnipegger traveled to New York for Lyme disease treatment

Meghan Roberts, CTV Winnipeg Published Sunday, August 23, 2015 9:23PM CST A Winnipeg man says he travelled to New York... View Article

Lyme disease subverts immune system, prevents future protection

July 2nd, 2015 – University of California, Davis The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are able to trick an animal’s... View Article

Global TV BC: Why Lyme Disease is on the rise

Why is Lyme disease on the rise. Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation President and Founder Jim Wilson discusses the issues in... View Article

Could You Have Lyme Disease And Not Even Know It?

The scary truth about this sneaky illness. by ZAHRA BARNES JUNE 1, 2015 After you get home from a glorious summer hike,... View Article

Lyme disease controversies over diagnosis, treatment at Canada’s first complex, chronic disease program clinic

By Pamela Fayerman Dr. Lucy Kinninmonth has been to about 20 different medical specialists in the past year, all of... View Article

Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation withdraws endorsement of the Complex Chronic Disease Program at the BC Women’s Hospital.

Press release: August 28th, 2013 Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation withdraws endorsement of the Complex Chronic Disease Program at the BC... View Article

Still Lots of Unknowns

Much of the controversy over Lyme disease centers on the patients who experience chronic illness. When Lyme is caught late,... View Article

Illuminating the roles of the Borrelia burgdorferi adhesins

The Lyme disease spirochetes, Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), must cause persistent, disseminated infection to be maintained in the natural enzootic cycle. In... View Article