Canadian has brain of 70-year-old after ‘flawed’ test let disease go undiagnosed for years

March 11th, 2018 TORONTO — A young Canadian woman has been left with the brain of a 70-year-old after suffering... View Article

Ontario, Canada: Battle with Lyme disease an education for St. Catharines Grade 3 teacher

t started with her legs vibrating in March 2014. Elementary school teacher Shawna Hughes had dealt with some back pain... View Article

Tick found south of North Bay tested positive for Lyme disease

The yearly trend indicates that there is an increased presence of blacklegged ticks testing positive in our district. The North... View Article

CTV News, London ON: Lyme disease devastation Pt. 2

Listen to researcher John Scott’s warning that physician knowledge needs to improve relative to Lyme disease. Watch news clip

Oshawa, ON: Lyme Disease: A silent epidemic

Posted on May 14, 2019 by oshawaexpress in IN THE SPOTLIGHT, THE FOURTH ESTATE By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express With Lyme Disease Awareness Month now in... View Article

Ontario, Canada: ‘I thought I was going to die’: 3 Dufferin County residents battling Lyme disease hope to help others avoid similar fate

Apr 29, 2019 – by Alexandra Heck Orangeville Banner “For three and a half years, Costigan suffered from about 33... View Article

Toronto Star: Everything about Lyme disease is steeped in controversy. Now some doctors are too afraid to treat patients

[CanLyme Note: In the below article there are outrageous, disgraceful, and dangerous comments by Tara Moriarty and Todd Hatchette. Tara says... View Article

‘I don’t wish this on my worst enemy’: Caledon-area woman says Canada’s medical system is failing people living with Lyme disease

Oct. 2, 2018 Caledon Enterprise newspaper Janice Barry was at a vet office in Alliston with her dog when a... View Article

Twins Ice Cream Parlour in lovely Port Rowan, Ontario, for years has been very active in raising awareness and funds for Lyme disease.

On the north shores of Lake Erie sits the idyllic community of Port Rowan, Ontario. It is a beautiful community... View Article

Lyme-disease-carrying ticks a growing problem in Ontario as ticks climb tops of tall grass waiting for victims

[CanLyme Note: this article includes some information we disagree with. Treating with a single dose of antibiotics lacks GRADE level... View Article

To Hell and Back: denial of access to health care in Canada. Another disgraceful failure of the Public Health Agency of Canada, now a Human Rights issue

June 19th, 2018 This is another example of the disgraceful anti-science, anti-collaborative management of health care in Canada. Federal and provincial... View Article

CBC radio show ‘Because News’ does a disservice to Canadians. Lacking science and ethics.

CBC radio show Because News aired a segment on Lyme disease on May 28th, 2018 that got patients and experts... View Article

Global TV: Ontario resident’s struggle with Lyme disease and the medical system.

May 21st, 2017 Tick season raises Lyme disease concerns With tick season underway, a Canadian woman shares her personal story... View Article

Lyme disease risk rising in Ontario as ticks spread farther in province

[CanLyme Note: Ticks are not only spreading aross southern Ontario, they are spreading in all regions of the province. If you... View Article

Lyme sufferers devastated by federal government’s action plan

Richmond Hill Liberal, February 22, 2017 When Shari Allen first went public with her battle with Lyme disease, she was very... View Article

Established Population of Blacklegged Ticks with High Infection Prevalence for the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora District, Ontario

2016; 13(11): 881-891. doi: 10.7150/ijms.16922 Abstract We document an established population of blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora... View Article

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