Canadian Medical Association endorses Elizabeth May’s Bill C-442, for a National Lyme Disease Strategy

On Thursday, February 27th, 2014 Elizabeth May’s office received a letter from the Canadian Medical Assocation president, Louis Hugo Francescutti,... View Article

Bartonella henselae and B. koehlerae DNA in Birds

Volume 20, Number 3—March 2014 Emerging Infectious Disease Bartonella henselae and B. koehlerae DNA in Birds To the Editor:... View Article

Bill C-442 supported by College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Green leader pushes bill to deal with Lyme disease Nova Scotia, Feb 26th, 2014, New Glasgow News, Adam MacInnis On... View Article

Tick-borne Pathogens in Northwestern California, USA [ B. miyamotoi is as abundant as its congener B. burgdorferi but is not tested for in humans ]

Daniel J. Salkeld , Stephanie Cinkovich, and Nathan C. Nieto To the Editor: In northwestern California, USA, the western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus,... View Article

Lumbosacral multiradiculopathy responsive to antibiotic therapy: description of four patients with lumbar spondylosis and a superimposed Lyme disease

Abstract Lyme disease is a diffuse zoonosis caused by spirochaetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi species complex. Neurological manifestations of the disease, involving... View Article

Ontario, Canada, researcher John Scott first to find raptor birds with Lyme Disease and Lyme Disease carrying ticks.

Abstract During a pan-Canadian tick-host study, we detected the spirochetal bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which causes Lyme disease, in... View Article

Multiple Sclerosis – Did you know? Spirochetes found in Multiple Sclerosis patients?

TIME Magazine, June 24, 1957 Multiple sclerosis victims (about 250,000 in the U.S.) were anxiously wondering about a possible clue... View Article

Call for a “Manhattan Project” to Combat the Epidemic

Citation: Stricker RB, Johnson L (2014) Lyme Disease: Call for a “Manhattan Project” to Combat the Epidemic. PLoS Pathog 10(1): e1003796. ... View Article

Resurgence of Persisting Non-Cultivable Borrelia burgdorferi following Antibiotic Treatment in Mice

Emir Hodzic, Denise Imai, Sunlian Feng, Stephen W. Barthold Published: January 23, 2014 Abstract The agent of Lyme borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, evades host... View Article

Lyme Disease May Be Sexually Transmitted, Study Suggests

From study author Marianne Middelveen: Motile spirochetes identified as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto were cultured from vaginal and seminal secretions and... View Article

Why is the CDC Trying to Block an Accurate Lyme Disease Test?

Posted on January 16, 2014 By Bob Goodwin, an investor and medical device entrepreneur who lives in Mercer Island, Washington... View Article

Medicine Or Mass Murder? Guideline Based on Discredited Research May Have Caused 800,000 Deaths In Europe Over The Last 5 Years

[CanLyme note: The Infectious Disease Society of America’s Lyme Disease guidelines have so many flaws, and are so devoid of... View Article

Doctor’s sister ends up with Lyme Disease causing her to research Lyme Disease beyond the ‘official’ perspective.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/lyme-disease—debilitating-illness-3008746 Lyme disease – the debilitating illness which can be a hidden danger of a healthy country walk Jan 10,... View Article

Lyme Disease-Induced Polyradiculopathy Mimicking Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Abstract Importance: To describe a case of predominantly motor polyradiculopathy secondary to Lyme disease that can mimic motor neuron disease and... View Article

Distinguishing Lyme from septic knee monoarthritis in Lyme disease-endemic areas

Deanehan JK, Tan Tanny SP, Milewski MD, Talusan PG, Smith BG, Nigrovic LE, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital andHarvard... View Article

Comparison of Lyme Disease Prevalence and Reporting in and Endemic Area

Abstract Lyme disease is the most commonly reported tick-borne illness in the United States; however, controversy surrounding the diagnostic criteria... View Article

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