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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Lyme documentary: Faces of Lyme – Ambivalence & Controversy

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USA: Tick-Borne Disease Working Group 2022 Report to Congress

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Only 18% of Lyme Disease patients studied in Nova Scotia had a rash… not the 60-80% stated by Canadian governments, AMMI, and in Canadian medical curricula

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La maladie de Lyme en progression au Québec

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MacLean’s magazine – The truth about Lyme disease

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Marlène Downey doit se faire soigner aux É.-U.

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Maladie de Lyme bien présente au Québec

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Des mesures réclamées pour contrer la maladie de Lyme

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People, Pets, and Parasites: One Health Surveillance in Southeastern Saskatchewan

Abstract Residents of remote and Indigenous communities might experience higher exposure to some zoonotic parasites than the general North American... View Article

A crusader for Lyme disease awareness

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Manitoban Lyme awareness suffered a big loss on Wednesday, March 12, 2014

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CTV Atlantic – Mother defends son’s Lyme disease diagnosis

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Lyme disease demands urgent action from health minister: Clark

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Detection of Borreliae in Archived Sera from Patients with Clinically Suspect Lyme Disease

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Julia O’Shannassy tells of her Lyme Borreliosis struggles

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Tick-borne disease case numbers: What do they really mean?

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