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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Tag Archive: borreliosis

Scientific American: Lyme Disease Surges North

One of the clearest signs of health risks in a warming world has emerged in one of the world’s most... View Article

Ottawa, Canada: Lyme disease can’t keep Manotick baker down

Manotick News By Emma Jackson Veronique Ayling has been dreaming of her own cupcake shop for the better part of... View Article

Invariant natural killer T cells act as an extravascular cytotoxic barrier for joint-invading Lyme Borrelia

Maria-Jesus Sanz, Connie H. Y. Wong, Pierre-Olivier Hardy, Aydan Salman-Dilgimen, Tara J. Moriart, George Chaconas, Adriana Marques, Roman Krawetz, Christopher... View Article

United States: Lyme Victory as Bill passes US House of Representatives

[CanLyme note: Congratulations to to the US House of Representatives for passing this important legislation. Years of hard work by... View Article

Crowdsourcing used to fund Lyme disease FOI request

BY PAMELA FAYERMAN, VANCOUVER SUN SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 In tickety-tock time Monday morning, a Lyme disease advocate was successful in crowdsourcing... View Article

Taylor George went 13 years before being diagnosed with Lyme

By April Hudson, Spruce Grove Examiner/Stony Plain Reporter Friday, September 5, 2014 2:31:03 MDT PM Fibromyalgia. Chronic fatigue. Osteoporosis. Myo facial... View Article

First detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus halli).

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Available online 20 August 2014. Abstract The hard tick Ixodes uriae parasitises a wide range of seabird... View Article

Lyme disease in Alberta

Original Air Date: Friday, July 11, 2014 We’re hearing the story of one Alberta woman’s life-changing battle against Lyme disease before... View Article

Lyme disease growing increasingly common in Quebec

Originating in Lyme, Connecticut in the 1970s, the disease has now made its way North. Quebec’s first cases emerged in... View Article

Cases of poorly understood Lyme disease continue to grow in Alberta

BY DAVE DORMER ,CALGARY SUN August 16, 2014 While it has yet to establish a real foothold in Alberta, the... View Article

Listen to Voice America talk radio Family Caregivers Unite – Lyme disease

Informing Family Caregivers about Vector-Borne Illnesses such as Lyme borreliosis. CanLyme founder and president Jim Wilson and G.Magnotta Foundation for... View Article

Human Infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan

[CanLyme note: Public Health Agency of Canada researchers have reported finding Borrelia miyamotoi in ticks Canada wide. In Canada we have many... View Article

Vancouver, BC, Canada: Parting words – and hospital criticism – as Dr. Alison Bested leaves B.C., returns to Ontario

Her silence over her controversial departure from BC Women’s Hospital has been deafening. Alas, it didn’t last forever as Dr. Alison Bested,... View Article

Niagara Region, Canada: Two ticks tested by Region positive for Lyme

By Rob Houle Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:43:30 EDT PM Niagara Region doesn’t take chances when it comes to ticks. If... View Article

Canadian Living – What you need to know about Lyme Disease

What are the common Lyme disease symptoms? How do you get it? We answer all of your questions about this... View Article

Gripping speech by husband of Lyme Disease victim – strong condemnation of Canadian health care

In June 2014 A Lyme Disease awareness presentation was offered to the public in scenic Sechelt, BC Listen now.

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