How to Remove a Tick
If a tick is removed within 24 hours, the chances of it transmitting Lyme disease or other infections are less.
Not all tick removal methods are safe. Certain removal methods may increase your chances of contracting Lyme disease.
Safe Tick RemovalPublished: May 3, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196893 ABSTRACT Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is a vector-borne bacterial infection that... View Article
[CanLyme Note: Ticks in New York state are only a short flight away aboard our migratory passerine birds ie robins, finches,... View Article
July 16th, 2018 Deer ticks no longer respect city limits. That was the word Monday from Dr. Wendy McLelland, a... View Article
S. Tyler, et al July 2018 Abstract Lyme disease is emerging in southern Canada due to range expansion of the... View Article
July 19th, 2018 Excellent work is being done at the University of Guelph and we at CanLyme encourage people to... View Article
May 2019 UPDATE “The data collection for this study is now complete. The researchers from the Mount Allison University Lyme... View Article
June 23rd, 2018 A CBC online news article… CanLyme offers notes of how clever messaging from “officials” slants the truth... View Article
June 23, 2018 Hi Folks, CanLyme is a proud and active supporter of the Canadian Lyme Consortium research network and... View Article
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
This is related to all medical practice not just Lyme borreliosis. We have inserted our comments. “Patients have the... View Article
The 2018 Report ‘The Situation of the Human Rights Defenders of Lyme and Relapsing Fever Borreliosis Patients’ was submitted to... View Article
June 3, 2018 Chronicle Herald – Public health failing to address Lyme disease crisis, says author From the article titled “Public... View Article
The vast majority of ticks found in Saskatchewan are Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick), a species not known to be... View Article
May 30th, 2018 A heart specialist in Kingston, Ont. is warning health care professionals across the country to be on... View Article
CBC radio show Because News aired a segment on Lyme disease on May 28th, 2018 that got patients and experts... View Article
May 26th, 2018 Virginia Smith will have to wait before finding out whether she’s the victim of another nasty tick... View Article
