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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Categories for Lyme in Ontario

Global TV News – Ticks carrying Lyme on the rise

Fri, Jul 26: Black-legged ticks are crawling into parts of Ontario. Marianne Dimain reports Watch Global News story

Glut of deer ticks raises fear of Lyme disease

Thunder Bay health unit changes priority to collect deer ticks CBC News Posted: Jul 2, 2013 1:17 PM ET An increase... View Article

Canadians trapped in Lyme disease limbo

Two Hamilton-area women are among the growing number of Canadians with Lyme disease paying tens of thousands of dollars to... View Article

First positive tick on a human for Lyme disease in Windsor-Essex area

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is warning the public after the first tick collected from a human this year has... View Article

Teen puts hope in U.S. Lyme disease treatment

She takes few steps towards the camera. As wobbly, as unsure, as unsteady as a baby’s precarious first steps. As... View Article

Tick, Lyme disease season hits Windsor-Essex

CBC News – Posted: Jun 7, 2013 It’s tick season and the Essex Region Conservation Authority has already received a number... View Article

Explosion of ticks biting people and pets in Hamilton [Ontario, Canada]

By Mark McNeil The Hamilton area is facing an infestation of brown dog ticks and health authorities are worried an... View Article

Letter to editor, Niagara – Lyme disease information timely

Re: Dog ticks not the same as deer ticks, letters, May 23rd I am writing in response to a reply... View Article

Hillier introduces Lyme Disease petition in Ontario legislature

Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, read his petition calling on the Ontario government to provide better diagnostics, awareness... View Article

Spreading awareness about Lyme disease for the summer

Planning an outdoor vacation? Beware of the “ticking time bomb” – blood-sucking parasites spreading Lyme disease with potentially devastating consequences.... View Article

Lyme Disease Association holding informational event in Fort Erie [Ontario,Canada]

A tick can get under your skin without it even being realized for months and sometimes years. May is a... View Article

Resident gets ticked off by government inaction

In Canada, if a dog contacts Lyme disease, it has a far better chance of receiving timely diagnosis and treatment,... View Article

Ottawa… Fighting Lyme Disease

A small bug is causing big problems for hundreds of Canadians. The deer tick can carry bacteria that cause Lyme... View Article

Goldhawk Fights Back am740 Zoomers radio – October 17th, 2012- Lyme

Lyme disease was the very hot topic on today’s popular Dale Goldhawk radio show “Goldhawk Fights Back” on Am 740... View Article

Sounding the alarm on Lyme Disease

Two decades ago, Wendy Aitken was told by her doctor that she suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, which... View Article

Canadian magazine wins international award for article on Lyme disease.

International journalists have selected a Better Farming magazine story by Mary Baxter, about Lyme Disease, as last year’s best story... View Article

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