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 RemovalSarah is excited to announce a new Educator Resource for Lyme disease, and speak with the lead resource developer, Lauren... View Article
February 2, 2021 What can employers do to protect staff who work in the outdoors? In today’s podcast, Sarah explores... View Article
Abstract The spirochetes Borrelia (Borreliella) burgdorferi and Borrelia hermsii, the etiologic agents of Lyme disease and relapsing fever, respectively, cycle in nature between an arthropod... View Article
[CanLyme Note: Canada has Borrelia miyamotoi coast to coast in ticks.] January 12, 2021 Abstract Borrelia miyamotoi is classified as a relapsing... View Article
Abstract Bartonella henselae is a recognized cause of neuroretinitis in cat scratch disease. Meanwhile, polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, skin... View Article
This week, we are very excited to speak with one of Canada’s foremost tick and Lyme disease researchers, Dr. Vett... View Article
As Dr. Maloney says, “Research is our way out of this.” This is our kind of expert leading the way... View Article
Welcome back! Season 2 of the Looking at Lyme podcast starts now. Dr. Theoharides has been on the leading edge... View Article
September 2020 The MHC class II antigen processing and presentation pathway has evolved to derive short amino acid peptides from... View Article
[CanLyme Note: As new research unfolds we are discovering that borrelia other than Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) are pathogenic to humans. Much research... View Article
Nov. 21, 2020 W5 TV show delves into Lyme disease and the lack of proper diagnostics and treatment in Canada.... View Article
The Lyme Education, Awareness, and Prevention (LEAP) team announces the release of the first draft of the Educators’ Resource for... View Article
Nov. 20, 2020 KENDAL, ONT. — Kevin Matthews was a healthy 58 year old trying to ease into a slower... View Article
Abstract Mass spectrometry enhanced by nanotechnology can achieve previously unattainable sensitivity for characterizing urinary pathogen-derived peptides. We utilized mass spectrometry... View Article
Abstract Lyme disease-causing Borrelia burgdorferi has been reported in 10–19% of Ixodes ticks from Alberta, Canada, where the tick vector Ixodes scapularis is at the northwestern... View Article
“In today’s podcast, Sarah talks about ticks, Lyme disease and climate change with investigative reporter Mary Beth Pfeiffer. She lives... View Article
