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CanLyme director responds to Canadian Medical Association Journal article
ByCanLyme Team August 31, 2016April 21, 2023
Response to Doctors Gregson and Quach Robert G. Murray, DDS, Director, CanLyme Re: “The Lyme law” Zubek, 187:520-521doi:10.1503/cmaj.115-0029 The problem with Lyme disease in Canada will only continue to grow to the point where the numbers affected will simply overwhelm the idea that Lyme Borreliosis (LB) is hard to catch and easy to treat with…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Miscellaneous | Research
Exotic ticks appear to be establishing themselves in Alaska
ByCanLyme Team August 29, 2016April 21, 2023
Alaska Dispatch News Monday, August 29th, 2016 While Alaskans have long endured dense mosquitoes and frigid air, we’ve always had the absence of venomous snakes and dog ticks. But the latter may be establishing themselves here. Ticks that infest red squirrels, snowshoe hares and a variety of birds have always been present in Alaska, but a…
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Lyme Patients Challenge CDC, Reports the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
ByCanLyme Team August 25, 2016April 21, 2023
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While Zika is grabbing headlines as an emerging disease, another arthropod-borne condition, Lyme disease, remains in the shadows although it affects far more Americans, with about 300,000 new cases per year, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). Read full article
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Manitoba | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Black-legged ticks found at Riding Mountain National Park
ByCanLyme Team August 25, 2016April 21, 2023
[CanLyme Note: “Officials aren’t ready yet to sound the alarms”… here we are in 2016 and Health Canada still refuses to let the public in on the truth… Lyme disease carrying ticks are found anywhere that our friendly robins, finches, wren, and other passerine birds fly in Canada. Measuring by known risk areas and rating them…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Miscellaneous | Research
Tick study gets ‘astonishing’ local response
ByCanLyme Team August 15, 2016April 21, 2023
John Ferro, Poughkeepsie Journal Photo by Sophia Raithel When the scientists behind an ambitious tick studybegan their work in April, they did not know how many Dutchess County families would be willing to grant access to their properties and personal health information. The subjects would have to let researchers onto their yards repeatedly to collect rodents, count ticks and deploy…
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Conferences | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous
Study cites Powassan link to long-term Lyme symptoms
ByCanLyme Team August 15, 2016April 21, 2023
August 14th, 2016 By Cynthia McCormick Scientists at a Wisconsin laboratory say they suspect persistent cases of Lyme disease may be complicated by the potentially deadly Powassan virus that’s been making headlines in recent years, including on Cape Cod. Developing a better understanding of the frequency of the Powassan virus in humans could help doctors…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Voices on Lyme
How Lyme disease almost ended one doctor’s life
ByCanLyme Team August 15, 2016April 21, 2023
Aug 15th, Fox News : Dr. Neil Spector’s Lyme story on “Fox and Friends”
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Toronto, Canada: Prevention and understanding key to dealing with Lyme disease in Ontario
ByCanLyme Team August 12, 2016April 21, 2023
Aug. 11, 2016, East York Mirror by Tara Hatherly Canadian government’s framework on Lyme disease in the works As the number of Canadians with Lyme disease continues to climb, Canada is developing a federal framework for dealing with the issue. The framework will focus on guidelines for identifying and treating Lyme disease, tracking infection rates…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Lyme in quebec | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
First Record of Ixodes affinis Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Collected from a Migratory Songbird in Canada
ByCanLyme Team August 1, 2016April 21, 2023
Scott, et al. Published June 30th, 2016 Abstract Migratory songbirds transport hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) into Canada during northward spring migration, and some of these bird-feeding ticks harbor a wide diversity of pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, we collected a nymphal Ixodes affinis Neumann from a Common Yellowthroat, Geothylypis trichas (Linnaeus), at Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, and…
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For Physicians | Government | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
USA: Government policy expert’s report, “CDC Evades Accountability in Lyme Epidemic”
ByCanLyme Team August 1, 2016April 21, 2023
Author info: Bio – Jenna Luché-Thayer’s expertise includes government transparency and accountability and the integration of marginalized groups. Luché-Thayer is informed by three decades of professional policy and grassroots experience in 40 countries. She has extensive experience in congressional relations, testimony and legislation. She has worked with governments, the United Nations, nonprofits and the corporate…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
England: [British] MP diagnosed with Lyme disease after chance conversation with constituent
ByCanLyme Team July 9, 2016April 21, 2023
by Saphora Smith, July 9th, 2016 An MP who was bitten by a tick at a village fete was diagnosed with Lyme disease after a chance conversation with a constituent. Michelle Donelan, 32, the Conservative MP for Chippenham, noticed a rash on her forearm after she appeared as guest of honour at the Semington village fete in…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
“A Slow Slipping Away”– Kris Kristofferson’s Long-Undiagnosed Battle with Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team July 7, 2016April 21, 2023
Kris Kristofferson, still crooning and gorgeous at 80, is a Country Music Hall of Famer who ranks among the most versatile of American talents. He’s been a Golden Gloves boxer, a Rhodes scholar, a college football player, an acclaimed actor, a military officer, a helicopter pilot, a Grammy-winner, a self-described screw-up and an icon. Like…
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Alberta | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Lyme disease patient living in her car after being discharged from Banff hospital
ByCanLyme Team July 6, 2016April 21, 2023
July 6th, 2016, Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald CANMORE – A Canmore woman with Lyme disease has been sleeping in her car since being discharged from a Banff hospital due to what she believes is a political response to the illness. Sarah Hutchison, 46, said front-line staff at Banff Mineral Springs Hospital treated her well, but believes she’s been mistreated by…
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For Physicians | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous
Montreal Gazette: Quebec issues warning for Lyme disease
ByCanLyme Team June 25, 2016April 21, 2023
[CanLyme Note: Their 159 reported cases are seriously under-reported due to many reasons including poor tests, lack of doctor education ofo medical doctors to recognize Lyme symptoms, especially late stage chronic symptoms.] lJune 24th, 2016 The Ministry of Health and Social Services advised people who practise outdoor activities to watch out for the bugs. The disease is…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Saskatchewan | Voices on Lyme
Saskatchewan woman devastated by Lyme disease; says she was misdiagnosed in the province
ByCanLyme Team June 21, 2016April 21, 2023
Brandon Harder, Saskatoon Starphoenix “I couldn’t concentrate, I couldn’t screw a lid on top of a bottle, I couldn’t walk, I’d lost all ability to balance.” Bit by a tick near Fishing Lake in June 2009, Tera Hunter said she was infected with Lyme disease – an affliction she’s had to live with ever since….
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Lyme Disease

CanLyme director responds to Canadian Medical Association Journal article

Exotic ticks appear to be establishing themselves in Alaska

Lyme Patients Challenge CDC, Reports the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

Black-legged ticks found at Riding Mountain National Park

Tick study gets ‘astonishing’ local response

Study cites Powassan link to long-term Lyme symptoms

How Lyme disease almost ended one doctor’s life

Toronto, Canada: Prevention and understanding key to dealing with Lyme disease in Ontario

First Record of Ixodes affinis Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Collected from a Migratory Songbird in Canada

USA: Government policy expert’s report, “CDC Evades Accountability in Lyme Epidemic”

England: [British] MP diagnosed with Lyme disease after chance conversation with constituent

“A Slow Slipping Away”– Kris Kristofferson’s Long-Undiagnosed Battle with Lyme Disease

Lyme disease patient living in her car after being discharged from Banff hospital

Montreal Gazette: Quebec issues warning for Lyme disease

Saskatchewan woman devastated by Lyme disease; says she was misdiagnosed in the province

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