The Myth
Lyme disease testing has a ‘gold standard’ in Canada.

The Truth

There is no universally accepted test for Lyme disease. Every lab test has its advantages and disadvantages, but overall Lyme tests in Canada are largely flawed. Other labs recommended by CanLyme are all certified and accredited, run by PH.D’s who simply refuse to follow flawed testing protocol. Canada has no mechanism for better testing due to bureaucratic controls that are influenced by for-profit players, and not victims and their experts.

Lyme is known for antigenic shifting, so antibody testing isn’t always effective.
PCR tissue and fluids tests are available for various tissue. A positive PCR is highly accurate. A negative PCR only tells the scientist that they did not find evidence in that sample. Another sample from the same patient from a different location may be positive.

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Scientific American: Lyme Disease Surges North

September 25, 2014 12:12 pm Published by jen Comments Off

One of the clearest signs of health risks in a warming world has emerged in one of the world’s most... View Article

Health Canada’s new Lyme disease plan: You act, we’ll watch

September 25, 2014 11:57 am Published by jen Comments Off

Canada is under pressure to show leadership as Lyme spreads, but its ‘action plan’ shows it’s out of touch Anne... View Article

Canada’s Bill C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease passes 2nd reading in the senate.

September 20, 2014 1:19 pm Published by jen 5 Comments

Second Reading—Debate Adjourned Hon. Janis G. Johnson moved second reading of Bill C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on... View Article

Richard Gunderman, MD – How to Discourage a Doctor

September 20, 2014 10:58 am Published by jen Comments Off

Not accustomed to visiting hospital executive suites, I took my seat in the waiting room somewhat warily. Seated across from... View Article

Prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Ixodes Ticks in Europe and the United States

September 15, 2014 4:53 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Chris D. Crowder, Heather E. Carolan, Megan A. Rounds, Vaclav Honig, Benedikt Mothes, Heike Haag, Oliver Nolte, Ben J. Luft,... View Article

Ottawa, Canada: Lyme disease can’t keep Manotick baker down

September 15, 2014 2:28 pm Published by jen 1 Comment

Manotick News By Emma Jackson Veronique Ayling has been dreaming of her own cupcake shop for the better part of... View Article

Tick Paralysis in a Snowshoe Hare by Ixodes pacificus Ticks in British Columbia, Canada

September 15, 2014 11:43 am Published by jen 1 Comment

J Veter Sci MedAugust 2014 Volume 2 Issue 2 August 29, 2014 AbstractWe provide the first reported case of tick... View Article

Spotted fever group rickettsiae in multiple hard tick species from Fairfax County, Virginia.

September 15, 2014 10:46 am Published by jen Comments Off

Henning TC, Orr JM, Smith JD, Arias JR, Norris DE. The W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology,... View Article

Invariant natural killer T cells act as an extravascular cytotoxic barrier for joint-invading Lyme Borrelia

September 15, 2014 10:20 am Published by jen 1 Comment

Maria-Jesus Sanz, Connie H. Y. Wong, Pierre-Olivier Hardy, Aydan Salman-Dilgimen, Tara J. Moriart, George Chaconas, Adriana Marques, Roman Krawetz, Christopher... View Article

A seroepidemiologic study of human infections with spotted fever group rickettsiae in North Carolina

September 15, 2014 9:40 am Published by jen Comments Off

Meagan F. Vaughn et al, September 2014, doi:10.1128/JCM.01733-14 ABSTRACT Increasing entomologic and epidemiologic evidence suggests that spotted fever group rickettsiae... View Article

Remarkable diversity of tick or mammalian-associated Borreliae in the metropolitan San Francisco Bay Area, California

September 12, 2014 3:23 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Natalia Fedorova, Joyce E. Kleinjan, David James, Lucia T. Hui, Hans Peeters, Robert S. Lane Abstract The diversity of Lyme... View Article

Lyme disease patient handed hefty FOI bill

September 9, 2014 9:46 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Vancouver, BC, Canada / (CKNW AM) AM980 Shane Woodford September 08, 2014 08:24 pm A woman suffering from Lyme... View Article

United States: Lyme Victory as Bill passes US House of Representatives

September 9, 2014 8:18 pm Published by jen Comments Off

[CanLyme note: Congratulations to to the US House of Representatives for passing this important legislation. Years of hard work by... View Article

Crowdfunding meets goal to procure Lyme disease program files

September 9, 2014 12:35 pm Published by jen 1 Comment

MARK HUME VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Sep. 09 2014, 8:00 AM EDT Saying she was frustrated because patients weren’t... View Article

Crowdsourcing used to fund Lyme disease FOI request

September 9, 2014 12:07 pm Published by jen Comments Off

BY PAMELA FAYERMAN, VANCOUVER SUN SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 In tickety-tock time Monday morning, a Lyme disease advocate was successful in crowdsourcing... View Article

Taylor George went 13 years before being diagnosed with Lyme

September 8, 2014 10:38 am Published by jen Comments Off

By April Hudson, Spruce Grove Examiner/Stony Plain Reporter Friday, September 5, 2014 2:31:03 MDT PM Fibromyalgia. Chronic fatigue. Osteoporosis. Myo facial... View Article

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