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‘No one wanted to touch it’: Why a Lyme disease vaccine has been so elusive
December 17, 2019 6:53 pm 1 CommentCassandra Willyard December 16th, 2019 …”If the new vaccine does make it to market, will it fare any better than... View Article
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Dr. Neil Spector presents new research on diagnostics and treatment
December 16, 2019 4:58 pm Comments Off on Dr. Neil Spector presents new research on diagnostics and treatmentNovember 18th, 2019 Dr. Neil Spector, a world famous cancer researcher who contracted Lyme disease, gives an amazing presentation of... View Article
Disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) in the Treatment of Lyme Disease and Babesiosis: Report of Experience in Three Cases
December 13, 2019 3:31 pm 1 CommentAbstract Three patients, each of whom had required intensive open-ended antimicrobial therapy for control of the symptoms of chronic... View Article
Most recent American Psychiatric Association guidelines… check for Lyme disease in evaluation.
December 7, 2019 1:50 pm Comments Off on Most recent American Psychiatric Association guidelines… check for Lyme disease in evaluation.[CanLyme Note: The wording indicates locally endemic infectious diseases so that would also include the known co-infections of Lyme and other... View Article
Repurposing disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) as a potential drug candidate against Borrelia burgdorferi in vitro and in vivo
November 26, 2019 2:57 pm 1 CommentThis article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review – Posted Nov 15th, 2019 ABSTRACT Lyme... View Article
Ontario, Canada: Battle with Lyme disease an education for St. Catharines Grade 3 teacher
November 26, 2019 2:40 pm Comments Off on Ontario, Canada: Battle with Lyme disease an education for St. Catharines Grade 3 teachert started with her legs vibrating in March 2014. Elementary school teacher Shawna Hughes had dealt with some back pain... View Article
Scotland, UK: Killer tick-borne parasite imitating malaria-like diseases is discovered by scientists in the UK
November 26, 2019 2:16 pm Comments Off on Scotland, UK: Killer tick-borne parasite imitating malaria-like diseases is discovered by scientists in the UKNovember 2019 by Shreyas Tanna Medical Herald A tick-borne parasite which causes a deadly malaria-like illness is spreading in the... View Article
Nova Scotia, Canada: Lyme disease conference in Bridgewater draws hundreds – Held in Cineplex theatre
November 22, 2019 8:54 pm 2 CommentsMore than 200 health professionals and 500 members of the public turned out to the Lyme Disease Conference at the... View Article
Extensive Distribution of the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, in Multiple Tick Species Parasitizing Avian and Mammalian Hosts across Canada
November 22, 2019 4:58 pm Comments Off on Extensive Distribution of the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, in Multiple Tick Species Parasitizing Avian and Mammalian Hosts across CanadaAbstract Lyme disease, caused by the spirochetal bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl), is typically transmitted by hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae). Whenever... View Article
Rickettsial infections of the central nervous system
November 18, 2019 8:26 pm Comments Off on Rickettsial infections of the central nervous system[CanLyme Note: The Canadian medical community is absolutely under-informed on tick-borne disease. Medical leadership in Canada, managed by non-medical (PHAC), medically... View Article
Tick-borne disease can be transmitted in as little as 15 seconds of attachment new study reveals.
November 18, 2019 10:28 am Comments Off on Tick-borne disease can be transmitted in as little as 15 seconds of attachment new study reveals.[CanLyme Note: In the western regions of North America Dermacentor andersonii is a major vector of Rickettsia rickettsii. Because rickettsial infections in humans... View Article
Nova Scotia, Canada: Lyme disease conference held in Bridgewater
November 17, 2019 8:15 pm Comments Off on Nova Scotia, Canada: Lyme disease conference held in BridgewaterNovember 17th, 2019 CTV reporter Heidi Petracek @HeidipCTV As the number of reported cases of Lyme disease on Nova Scotia’s... View Article
Montreal: Lyme disease cases on the rise in Quebec
November 11, 2019 8:09 pm Comments Off on Montreal: Lyme disease cases on the rise in Quebec[CanLyme Note: The numbers reported in this article are only the tip of the iceberg. You can safely multiply the 371... View Article
Manitoba: ‘Virtual clinic’ of specialists focused on Lyme disease diagnosis, treatment expected to open early next year
November 11, 2019 12:19 pm 1 Comment[CanLyme Note: Patient representatives and their experts have been directly involved in the set up for this project in Manitoba so... View Article
Canada: Lyme disease the cause behind young man’s heart issue
November 6, 2019 3:41 pm Comments Off on Canada: Lyme disease the cause behind young man’s heart issueNov. 5th, 2019 Jason Baum doesn’t look like the kind of guy who would have a pacemaker. For one thing,... View Article
CBC News: Yarmouth horse owner spreads word about little-known tick-borne disease
November 5, 2019 10:35 am 2 CommentsNov. 5th, 2019 A Yarmouth, N.S., horse owner wants others to know about anaplasma, a tick-borne disease that her horse, Sloane,... View Article