Identification of an unusual cluster of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in the Estrie region, Québec, Canada in 2021

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Abstract Background: Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a potentially severe tick-borne infection caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum (A. phagocytophilum) of the genus Rickettsia. Here, we describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of an unusual cluster of HGA cases detected in the Estrie region in Québec, Canada, during the 2021 transmission season. Methods: Confirmed cases…

New Montreal clinic will be part of Quebec network studying long COVID-19, Lyme disease

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A new clinic opened Monday in Montreal to treat patients and help researchers better understand two conditions with different origins but similar symptoms — long COVID-19 and Lyme disease. The centre at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital is one 15 specialized facilities announced by the Quebec government in May to study the two infectious diseases. Read article

Montreal Gazette: Quebec opening 15 long-COVID and Lyme disease clinics

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[CanLyme Note: If these clinics as regards to Lyme disease are to be bound to follow the current Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada endorsed guidelines then taxpayers will have their tax dollars wasted once again and chronic Lyme disease sufferers will continue to burden the tax payer…

Lyme disease rates in Quebec’s Montérégie spike

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If left untreated, tick-borne disease can cause neurological problems, cardiac arrest, chronic fatigue Posted: May 31, 2014 11:37 AM ET Lyme disease is on the rise in parts of southern Quebec, particularly in the Montérégie region where the number of cases has quadrupled since 2012. The Montérégie public health director, Alain Poirier, said 160 cases…

Poleward Expansion of the White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) under Climate Change: Implications for the Spread of Lyme Disease

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Emilie Roy-Dufresne, Affiliations:   Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada,  Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Travis Logan,  Affiliation:  Ouranos Consortium, Montreal, Canada        Julie A. Simon,  Affiliation:  Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada                Gail L. Chmura,  Affiliation:  Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada                Virginie Millien,   Affiliation:  Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada   E-mail: virginie.millien@mcgill.ca              Published: Nov 18, 2013 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080724 Abstract The white-footed mouse (Peromyscus…