Listen to Dr. Ralph Hawkins discuss Lyme disease on CBC radio in New Brunswick.

Fredericton, NB: Dr. Ralph Hawkins is a Calgary physician and one of this country’s leading voices in the fight against... View Article

Vancouver couple believe Lyme disease played role in son’s suicide

[CanLyme Note: Suicide is one of the most commonly reported causes of death related to Lyme disease, far ahead of heart... View Article

As Lyme disease rapidly spreads in Canada, there is no immediate test to detect it

Experts say precaution is crucially important May 17th, 2019 by Anam Khan, GUELPHTODAY.com As the warmer weather finally sets in,... View Article

Long time Lyme disease patient advocate warns Nova Scotians about ticks and medical practices

[CanLyme Note: Here we are in 2019 and doctors are still telling patients not to worry about a tick attachment. Ticks... View Article

Metamorphoses of Lyme disease spirochetes: phenomenon of Borrelia persisters

Parasites & Vectors 2019 12:237 Natalie Rudenko; Maryna Golovchenko; Katerina Kybicova and Marie Vancova Published May 16, 2019 Abstract The survival of spirochetes from the Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato)... View Article

Where Lyme Disease Came From and Why It Eludes Treatment

[CanLyme Note: The title is a bit misleading. The bacteria that causes Lyme disease is millions of years old according to... View Article

Oshawa, ON: Lyme Disease: A silent epidemic

Posted on May 14, 2019 by oshawaexpress in IN THE SPOTLIGHT, THE FOURTH ESTATE By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express With Lyme Disease Awareness Month now in... View Article

There’s no evidence quick dose of antibiotics will stave off Lyme

[CanLyme Note: Canadians have got to beware of information produced by any members of the Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network (CLyDRN)... View Article

A Boy Heard a Buzzing Sound in His Ear. It Was a Tick on His Eardrum.

By Rachael Rettner, May 2nd, 2019 A 9-year-old boy who heard a buzzing sound in his ear turned out to... View Article

When Lyme Disease Doesn’t Go Away

[CanLyme Note: The term “post-treatment” is misleading because it implies effective treatment was given when in fact it was not,... View Article

Ontario, Canada: ‘I thought I was going to die’: 3 Dufferin County residents battling Lyme disease hope to help others avoid similar fate

Apr 29, 2019 – by Alexandra Heck Orangeville Banner “For three and a half years, Costigan suffered from about 33... View Article

Microbiome analysis of Ixodes scapularis ticks from New York and Connecticut.

Ahead of print abstract…April 15, 2019 Abstract We employed high throughput sequencing to survey the microbiomes of Ixodes scapularis collected... View Article

Three-antibiotic cocktail clears ‘persister’ Lyme bacteria in mouse study

April 23rd, 2019 A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that a... View Article

Tick-borne pathogen detection in midgut and salivary glands of adult Ixodes ricinus

Lejal et al. Parasites Vectors (2019) 12:152 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3418-7 Abstract Background: The tick midgut and salivary glands represent the primary organs... View Article

The Scientist – Opinion: The “Money Culture” in Academic Biomedical Research

[CanLyme Note: This for profit money drive takes medical research away from cure to ‘a drug for every symptom’. In Canada,... View Article

Bartonella henselae Bloodstream Infection in a Boy With Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome

[CanLyme Note: Bartonella bacteria can be transmitted by ticks, cat scratches, dog saliva, etc.] Published in the Jounral of Central Nervous... View Article

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