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Ontario, Canada: Rare tick spotted in London raises concerns about potential illnesses
Celine Moreau, CTV London Published Thursday, June 27, 2019 3:34PM EDT A rare tick has been found in London,... View Article
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How many cases of Lyme disease are we missing?
June 27th, 2019 DONNA LUGAR I participated in a “Tick Talk” in Bedford with Lisa Ali Learning of AtlanTick on... View Article
The new draft of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines open for public comment for 45 days.
The IDSA has presented their draft guidelines which with a brief scan appear not much different then their old controversial... View Article
Ottawa mom warns parents to check their kids for ticks after her toddler is diagnosed with Lyme disease
[CanLyme Note: It is nice to hear that the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) ‘may’ be actually taking this seriously... View Article
‘Scary World’ of Generic Drug Manufacturing, Revealed
[CanLyme Note: This is very important for those being treated for Lyme disease who may not be responding to the treatment. ... View Article
First US human bite from worrying longhorned tick noted
“The tick was found in the United States for the first time in 2017 on a sheep in New Jersey,... View Article
TICKED OFF Deadly ticks carrying Ebola-like Congo fever ‘found in UK after spreading across Europe’
June 19th, 2019 A TICK capable of carrying killer Ebola-like viruses has been found in the UK after spreading across... View Article
NBC Today Show: Magician spends years trying to solve his medical mystery
Mentalist and magician Max Major is an expert at perception and making things disappear. But for most of his adult... View Article
Breakthrough paves way for new Lyme disease treatment
published June 17th, 2019 A Virginia Tech biochemist has discovered the cellular component that contributes to Lyme arthritis, a debilitating and... View Article
Rocky Mountain spotted fever: Mom warns after son’s tick-borne illness
[CanLyme Note: This is why our motto is ‘No Tick is a Good Tick’. Physicians have got to stop telling people... View Article
Nova Scotia woman behind ‘AtlanTick’ tick repellent shares her children’s struggle with Lyme disease
June 11, 2019 When it comes to her kids, Mahone Bay’s Lisa Ali-Learning isn’t taking any chances. So when her... View Article
TICK-BORNE DISEASE COLLABORATIVE CARE TO STREAMLINE HELP FOR MANITOBANS
Manitobans Reminded to Check for Ticks: Friesen June 10th, 2019 The Manitoba government is moving forward with the establishment of... View Article
Death of Hampton man with rare tick-borne virus probed
[CanLyme Note: Powassan virus was first reported in Powassan, Ontario, Canada in 1958. (McLean DM, McQueen EJ, Petite HE, MacPherson LW, Scholten... View Article
CTV News, London ON: Lyme disease devastation Pt. 1
London, Ontario boy’s life was changed dramatically due to Lyme disease and family had to leave Canada seeking help. Watch... View Article
Lyme disease at the forefront during New Brunswick roundtable tick discussion
Global News “Our public healthcare system should be dealing with this appropriately and it’s not clearly, and it needs to,”... View Article
Toronto Sun: Ticks: A ticking Lyme bomb
May 26th, 2019 Nice weather is here and you’re out and about? Be on the lookout for eight-legged menaces on... View Article