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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Babesia: A Rare Cause of Posttransfusion Hemolytic Anemia

October 27, 2013 8:08 am Published by jen Comments Off

Kathman D, Nesanelis D, Fitzgibbons C. Chest, 2013 Oct 1; 144 (4_MeetingAbstracts): 197A. *Abstract*http://doi.org/10.1378/chest.1700928 <http://doi.org/10.1378/chest.1700928>*SESSION TITLE:* Infectious Disease Cases II*SESSION... View Article

While hundreds of thousands of people are being told they cannot receive antibiotics for serious diseases, … read this

October 25, 2013 9:20 pm Published by jen 1 Comment

[CanLyme note: antibiotic resistance is one of the major reasons floated by Infectious Disease doctors as to why it is... View Article

The Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi induces inflammation and apoptosis in cells from dorsal root ganglia

October 25, 2013 8:14 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Geeta Ramesh1, Lenay Santana-Gould3, Fiona M Inglis2, John D England3 and Mario T Philipp1* Background Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB), caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, affects... View Article

Borrelia chilensis, a new member of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex that extends the range of this genospecies in the Southern Hemisphere

October 25, 2013 8:47 am Published by jen Comments Off

Larisa B. Ivanova,Alexandra Tomova,Daniel González-Acuña,Roberto Murúa,Claudia X. Moreno,Claudio Hernández,Javier Cabello,Carlos Cabello,Thomas J. Daniels,Henry P. Godfrey,Felipe C. Cabello Summary Borrelia burgdorferi... View Article

The Global Search for Education: More Research – Ticks, Lyme disease, Monica Embers discusses animal model research.

October 23, 2013 9:43 pm Published by jen 1 Comment

C.M. Rubin The take home for me from Katie Couric’s recent report on Lyme disease is that there are still... View Article

Urinary Bladder Detrusor Dysfunction Symptoms in Lyme

October 23, 2013 6:26 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Basant K. Puri,1 Mussadiq Shah,2 Peter O. Julu,1,2,3 Michele C. Kingston,2 and Jean A. Monro2 1Department of Medicine, Imperial College... View Article

Sister of first victim speaks out about rare disease’s Canadian connection

October 21, 2013 11:18 am Published by jen Comments Off

Randy Boswell Published: October 20, 2013, 3:05 pm It’s a rare but life-threatening infection spread to humans by tiny... View Article

Ontario: Chatham – Kent area health units seeing increase in tick submissions

October 18, 2013 9:30 am Published by jen 1 Comment

By Ellwood Shreve, Chatham Daily News Thursday, October 17, 2013 6:38:48 EDT PM Chatham-Kent has seen an increase in reported human... View Article

Researcher John Scott responds to The Nature of Things CBC TV episode on Lyme disease

October 16, 2013 2:46 pm Published by jen 15 Comments

xxxxxxxxxx xxxxx, Ontario Sue Dando Executive Producer Science and Natural History Unit CBC-TV Documentary Canadian Broadcasting Corporation P.O. Box 500,... View Article

Why we need a national Lyme disease strategy

October 9, 2013 10:43 pm Published by jen Comments Off

by Elizabeth May, Green Party of Canada I know a health policy briefing should touch on all areas of health... View Article

Fecal Transplant, Now in Pill Form [C. difficile is often touted as the reason to withold anitibiotics in Lyme patients, now perhaps that low risk approaches zero]

October 3, 2013 10:09 pm Published by jen Comments Off

SAN FRANCISCO — Gel caps containing concentrated fecal microbes stopped recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and were well-tolerated by recipients, researchers reported here.... View Article

Manitoba – Province identifies new Lyme disease risk areas – CTV News

September 26, 2013 6:45 pm Published by jen 1 Comment

CTV Winnipeg Published Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:16PM CST Last Updated Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:29PM CST Manitoba Health has... View Article

The Open Neurology Journal – Lyme Disease Compendium

September 24, 2013 12:20 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Read many peer reviewed published articles/papers on Lyme Disease. Read articles here

A phylogenomic and molecular signature based approach for characterization of the phylum Spirochaetes and its major clades: proposal for a taxonomic revision of the phylum

September 18, 2013 6:11 pm Published by jen Comments Off

The Spirochaetes species cause many important diseases including syphilis and Lyme disease. Except for their containing a distinctive endoflagella, no... View Article

TICKED OFF: THE MYSTERY OF LYME DISEASE

September 18, 2013 9:07 am Published by jen 6 Comments

On Thursday, October 10th, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki aired their episode on Lyme disease. http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/ticked-off-the-mystery-of-lyme-disease (only available... View Article

Small but deadly

September 17, 2013 8:57 pm Published by jen Comments Off

CBC radio’s, On The Island,with Gregor Craigie British Columbia, Sept.17th, 2013 The number of ticks and the number of people... View Article

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