Listen to testimony of Elizabeth May, MP, Jim Wilson, CanLyme, and Nicole Bottles, patient as they speak to the federal government of Canada’s Health Committe on Bill C-442 the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act

This is a private member’s Bill put before parliament that looks like it will pass into law as a result... View Article

Lyme disease rates in Quebec’s Montérégie spike

If left untreated, tick-borne disease can cause neurological problems, cardiac arrest, chronic fatigue Posted: May 31, 2014 11:37 AM ET... View Article

New Brunswick, Canada – Researchers begin ‘Tick Patrol’ looking for Lyme disease

FREDERICTON – Researchers from Mount Allison University have begun dragging for ticks in different parks and forests throughout New Brunswick,... View Article

Austrtalia – Lyme tests fail patients, says expert

May 28th, 2014 The Echo Retired vet Dr John Curnow BVSc is calling on Australia’s health authorities to support the... View Article

CBC radio Calgary, Canada – Lyme can be a difficult disease to diagnose and treat – Dr. Raj Bhardwaj

Listen to one of the most rational conversations with an MD about Lyme Disease that we have heard in a while. ... View Article

HHS Working Group on Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases Webinar – May 22, 2014 Archive

The HHS Working Group on Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases invites you to listen to the archived webinar with experts... View Article

Persister Formation in Borrelia burgdorferi

B. Sharma, A. Brown, K. Lewis; Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is the... View Article

Endemicity of Anaplasma phagocytophilum (previously Ehrlichia spp.) and Babesia microti in Wisconsin, USA: benchmark results following introduction of molecular diagnostic methods for routine patient management (2012-2013)

ECCMID Spain, May 10-13th, 2014 Fritsche T.R.; Marti T.N.; Schotthoefer A.M.; Uphoff T.S OBJECTIVES: To establish benchmark prevalence rates of tick-borne... View Article

Global TV, Calgary : Lyme disease still a controversial diagnosis, as Alberta cases climb

By Heather Yourex Health Reporter May 19th, 2014 CALGARY– Alberta Health officials are once again warning people to be on... View Article

Winnipeg Sun : Even city dogs are at risk of Lyme disease

By Doug Lunney,Winnipeg Sun First posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 04:43 PM CDT | Updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 04:48... View Article

UNF Professor Discovers Two Lyme Disease Bacteria Previously Unknown to Infect Human Patients

Dr. Kerry Clark, associate professor of public health at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, and his colleagues have... View Article

Road to recovery long, painful for Lyme victims

May 9th, 2014 by Amy Smart, Times Colonist, Victoria, BC The first alarm bell went off for Dr. Ted Cormode... View Article

Brampton Lyme Walk this Saturday

BRAMPTON— Hers was a lone voice— that often turned hoarse— as she called upon the government and health practitioners to... View Article

Lyme disease risk not amplified in a species-poor vertebrate community: Similar Borrelia burgdorferi tick infection prevalence and OspC genotype frequencies

Abstract The effect of biodiversity declines on human health is currently debated, but empirical assessments are lacking. Lyme disease... View Article

Radio Canada International – Lyme disease increasing and mishandled

By Lynn Desjardins | english@rcinet.caSunday 4 May, 2014 As Canada gets warmer more disease-carrying ticks are spreading Lyme disease and... View Article

Barrie mom launches battle to help son and others stricken by Lyme disease

Paul Weyer hasn’t kissed his wife since November 2012. It’s not that Paul doesn’t want to kiss his wife, Tara,... View Article

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