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

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

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

Canada: Elizabeth May’s National Lyme Disease Strategy Act passes second reading in House of Commons

OTTAWA – Bill C-442, the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act, passed second reading in the House of Commons yesterday evening... View Article

Globe and Mail – Lyme disease on the rise in Canada, linked to ticks

[CanLyme Note: The $300,000 noted in the article were transferred by CanLyme to the G. Magnotta Foundation for Vector-Borne Diseases... View Article

The Purple Paper – a publication of the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, Canada.

[CanLyme note: The comments below are a review by our expert science reviewers in light of some of the content... View Article

Watch Lyme awareness presentation by CanLyme president given to residents of Cawston, BC, and surrounding area.

Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation president, Jim Wilson, was invited to Cawston, BC, to present an awareness and information session to resident of... View Article

The prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection, and co-infections with other Borrelia spp. in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Canada

Antonia Dibernardo, Tyler Cote, Nicholas H Ogden and L Robbin Lindsay Published: 15 April 2014 Abstract (provisional) Background Blacklegged ticks,... View Article

[Canadian doctors gave up on him] India : Man revived from deep coma after 2 months

[How many more just are left to die in Canada? Not a great tourism advertisement for our country and it’s alleged... View Article

Elizabeth May speaks in parliament on Bill C-442 National Lyme Disease Strategy Act

Watch Elizabeth May as she introduces Bill C-442 into parliament for second reading on March 3rd, 2014. Twenty minutes in... View Article

Parliament – Bill C-442 transcript and patient concerns over term “Best Practices”

March 4th, 2014, On March 3rd, 2014 in Canada’s House of Commons, Elizabeth May brought her private member’s Bill C-442,... 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

CanLyme submits letter in support of private members Bill C-442, “An Act respecting a National Lyme Disease Strategy”

Summary and Opinion on Bill C-442, “An Act respecting a National Lyme Disease Strategy” Lyme disease (borreliosis) can be contracted... 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

York Region, Ontario: Vet urges caution following tick discovery

By Amanda Persico Dec. 16th, 2013 While tick season is usually in spring and fall, when temperatures are above 4C and... View Article

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