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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Prolonged antibiotic therapy in PCR confirmed persistent Lyme disease

March 23, 2016 3:35 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Scientific Study, 2011, 19 Pages Abstract: We examined a sample of 90 individuals that had previously received a course of... View Article

BC, Canada: Ticks active in the Southern Interior

March 23, 2016 2:44 pm Published by jen Comments Off

WATCH: FULL STORY BY TANYA CRONIN The most common species here in the Southern Interior is the Wood Tick,... View Article

N.S. doctor clashes with peers on Lyme disease treatment

March 23, 2016 2:17 pm Published by jen Comments Off

HE CHRONICLE HERALD Published March 22, 2016 – 5:10pm ST. STEPHEN, N.B. – A retired Nova Scotia medical doctor hopes... View Article

31 Scientists Push to Tie Microbes to Alzheimer’s Disease Including Lyme Disease

March 21, 2016 8:07 pm Published by jen 2 Comments

A journal article says herpes virus and Lyme disease bacteria are behind the mind-robbing illness, but not all researchers are... View Article

Cardiac Tropism of Borrelia burgdorferi: An Autopsy Study of Sudden Cardiac Death Associated with Lyme Carditis.

March 16, 2016 8:05 pm Published by jen Comments Off

[ CanLyme note: “Although rare”, yet they state in the same breath that “sudden cardiac death caused by Lyme disease... View Article

nature.com : Statisticians issue warning over misuse of P values

March 16, 2016 3:58 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Policy statement aims to halt missteps in the quest for certainty Monya Baker 07 March 2016 Misuse of the... View Article

Toronto Star: Canada’s National Ballet second soloist returns as Romeo after battle with Lyme Disease

March 16, 2016 1:02 pm Published by jen Comments Off

A leap in the right direction March 16th, 2016 Toronto Star, Michael Crabb Special To The Star Brendon Saye, National... View Article

Lyme Myocarditis Presenting as Chest Pain in an Adolescent Girl.

March 8, 2016 5:40 pm Published by jen 2 Comments

Pediatr Emerg Care 2016(Mar); Fishe JN, Marchese RF , Callahan JM From the *Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency... View Article

Blumenthal, Lyme disease advocacy giant, salutes researcher

March 5, 2016 8:37 pm Published by jen Comments Off

By Greenwich Post on March 2, 2016 Thousands in the Lyme disease community hail U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as... View Article

Evidence of in vivo existence of Borrelia biofilm in borrelial lymphocytomas

March 1, 2016 7:01 pm Published by jen Comments Off

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/1886.2015.00049 Abstract Lyme borreliosis, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, has grown into a major public health... View Article

Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada: Ticks in area woods already – near Kelowna

February 29, 2016 8:56 pm Published by jen 4 Comments

[Canlyme Note: Where there is one tick that you see, there may be more that you miss. Be aggressive in searching.]... View Article

Eradication of Biofilm-Like Microcolony Structures of Borrelia burgdorferi by Daunomycin and Daptomycin but not Mitomycin C in Combination with Doxycycline and Cefuroxime

February 17, 2016 6:46 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00062 10 February... View Article

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