Insert HTML here
Karen Owen, CTV Calgary Published Tuesday, June 3, 2014 1:39PM MDT One tiny tick can ruin a life. Lyme disease is caused by a bite from an infected blacklegged tick. The bite itself can go unnoticed, but the disease can be difficult to ignore. Many Canadians, who are seriously ill, believe Lyme disease is often misdiagnosed…
Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20:1040-1043 June 2, 2014 An investigation of a disease outbreak among shy albatrosses in Tasmania led to the discovery of a novel tick-borne phlebovirus with zoonotic potential, according to recent findings. The findings underscore the need for increased scrutiny and awareness regarding these emerging diseases, researchers said. In the study, researchers investigated…
FREDERICTON – Researchers from Mount Allison University have begun dragging for ticks in different parks and forests throughout New Brunswick, looking to test the ticks for Lyme disease. Dr. Vett Lloyd, a professor of biology at the university, was diagnosed with the disease three years ago. “I was paralyzed in half my body, so it…
May 22, 2014 EDMONTON – With sunny weather and lush wilderness across Canada, many people are heading outdoors for camping, hiking or picnics in wooded areas. That’s also where a serious health risk could be lurking in the form of small, blood-sucking ticks. These insects become infected once they’ve fed on mice, squirrels, birds or…
By Jamie Komarnicki, Calgary Herald May 20, 2014 7:28 PM With the number of confirmed Lyme disease cases rising in Alberta, the provincial government is going into the field for the first time to try to get a handle on whether the ticks that can transmit the bacteria to humans are surviving through the winter….
Paul Weyer hasn’t kissed his wife since November 2012. It’s not that Paul doesn’t want to kiss his wife, Tara, it’s simply that he doesn’t want to spread Babesia and the other tick-borne diseases he’s been fighting for the past two years. Weyer was born and grew up in Barrie with his five siblings in…
Shock BC, Moncayo A, Cohen S, Mitchell EA, Williamson PC, Lopez G, Garrison LE, Yabsley MJ. online before print 2014 Apr 4.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.01.003 Abstract Piroplasms in the genera Babesia, Theileria, and Cytauxzoon are tick-borne parasites that may be animal and human pathogens. Most piroplasms with known life cycles are transmitted by ixodid ticks; however, for many…
BY AMY SMART, TIMES COLONIST FEBRUARY 9, 2014 4:00 PM A Vancouver Island hawk is the first raptor to join the list of species believed to spread Lyme disease. Research scientist John Scott said the Cooper’s hawk was found with 22 ticks on it, four of which were infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease….
Abstract Importance: To describe a case of predominantly motor polyradiculopathy secondary to Lyme disease that can mimic motor neuron disease and has been rarely reported. Observations: A 64 year-old man presented with a one-month history of rapidly progressive weakness involving bulbar, upper limb and lower limb muscles. The physical examination showed widespread weakness, atrophy, fasciculation and brisk…
By Amanda Persico Dec. 16th, 2013 While tick season is usually in spring and fall, when temperatures are above 4C and there is no snow, the warm spell we had at the beginning of the month could have spurred a tick storm, according to a Markham veterinarian. And blacklegged ticks can carry lyme disease. At the…
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 [dot] millien [at] mcgill [dot] ca Published: Nov 18, 2013 DOI:…
This policy is out of date. Please reference our newest Venture Grants policy. POSTED NOVEMBER 16, 2013 BY CANLYME UPDATED January, 2022 The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation Venture Grants Program supports research on Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases. The Foundation’s goal is to increase knowledge and understanding of borrelioses in Canada, and to support high quality…
CBC radio’s, On The Island,with Gregor Craigie British Columbia, Sept.17th, 2013 The number of ticks and the number of people getting sick from ticks is on the rise. We hear more from. We speak to a graduate student who studies the relationship between ticks and humans. Listen to the podcast. Send feedback to https://www.cbc.ca/ontheisland/contact/
Hue F, Ghalyanchi Langeroudi A, Barbour AG.Genome Announcements. 2013 Sep 12;1(5). pii: e00713-13. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00713-13 Abstract Borrelia miyamotoi is a newly recognized agent of human disease. B. miyamotoi strain LB-2001, an isolate from the tick Ixodes scapularis, was propagated in mice. The sequence of the chromosome was determined by next-generation sequencing of DNA isolated from whole…
The number of black-legged ticks in southeastern Manitoba is on the rise, which has led to a surge in the incidents of Lyme disease. Reports of the disease tripled in 2012 over the year before – going from seven to 21 – according to Shelley Buchan, the medical officer of health for the southern regional…
The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation is dedicated to promoting research, education, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and associated diseases.
