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Toronto, Canada: Prevention and understanding key to dealing with Lyme disease in Ontario
Aug. 11, 2016, East York Mirror by Tara Hatherly Canadian government’s framework on Lyme disease in the works As the... View Article
Categories for Lyme in Ontario
First Record of Ixodes affinis Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Collected from a Migratory Songbird in Canada
Scott, et al. Published June 30th, 2016 Abstract Migratory songbirds transport hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) into Canada during northward spring... View Article
Montreal Gazette: Quebec issues warning for Lyme disease
[CanLyme Note: Their 159 reported cases are seriously under-reported due to many reasons including poor tests, lack of doctor education ofo... View Article
Ontario, Canada: East Gwillimbury BMX rider drives through tough competition [Lyme disease]
June 10th, 2016 East Gwillimbury Express by Simon Martin … “But Dorian had to leave Canada for four months to... View Article
Lyme disease sufferers looking for more help from Canadian medical system
Chris Thompson, Windsor Star Published on: May 27, 2016 Two years ago Francesca Ventimiglia was a healthy a vibrant aerobics... View Article
Watch CTV Canada AM segment with Rossana Magnotta – aired May 25th, 2016
The rise of Lyme disease: Tiny bug causing big problems Watch here
Watch CTV news interview of Dr. Todd Hatchette. A very good example of how opinion, not science, is driving Lyme borreliosis policy in Canada… in spite of evidence presented by experts in Ottawa, May 15th to 17th, 2016.
[Lyme disease is actually Lyme borreliosis. an infection caused by many different strains/genotypes of Borrelia bacteria] How can one rationalize... View Article
Toronto identifies areas where ticks that cause Lyme disease are found
[CanLyme Note: Re: this statement, “Blacklegged ticks that can spread Lyme disease found in 4 areas of city”. This statement is... View Article
CBC News, Canada: Lyme disease response requires collaboration in Canada, researcher says
By Laurie Fagan, April 22, 2016 A Queen’s university researcher says Canadian Lyme disease experts need to work more collaboratively... View Article
CTV News Toronto, Canada: Within four years 80% of population will be living with Lyme disease carrying ticks
April 22, 2016 CTV reporter Pauline Chan warns the public to beware as tick season is upon us. She also... View Article
Hamilton-Wentworth area of Ontario found to have 41% of blacklegged ticks infected with Lyme disease causing bacteria
Prevalence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis at Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario John D. Scott, et... View Article
Toronto Star: Canada’s National Ballet second soloist returns as Romeo after battle with Lyme Disease
A leap in the right direction March 16th, 2016 Toronto Star, Michael Crabb Special To The Star Brendon Saye, National... View Article
Overruled: Canadian physician was slapped on the hand for not following IDSA guidelines… appeal decision said he does not have to follow those guidelines.
This is yet another case of a College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada, overstepping their right to enforce particular... View Article
Belleville, Ontario, Canada: Lyme Disease a concern for Health Unit as more ticks test positive
Belleville News by Steve Petrick Nov 30th, 2015 Belleville – As a real estate agent in Centre Hastings, Steve Bancroft... View Article
Canada: President’s Newsbrief – Ontario College of Family Physicians
[CanLyme Note: CanLyme is pleased to see the Ontario of College of Family Physicians is raising awareness about Lyme disease... View Article
More infected ticks found in Sudbury area
By Jim Moodie, The Sudbury Star, August 26th, 2015 The city is experiencing a minor rash of Lyme-carrying ticks, any one... View Article