Incidence and economic cost of Lyme disease cases in Canada given climate change projections
The Lyme disease (LD) community has complained for years that PHAC officials have been lowballing case numbers even though there…
Epidemiology of Lyme Disease in Canada 2009-2019
A 2023 study examined the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of Lyme disease (LD) cases in Canada. The study included 4,701…
Why Canadian public healthcare fails Lyme patients and why they seek treatment elsewhere
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation. For the past two decades, CanLyme has supported…
Persistence of Lyme patients and the role of patient organizations
What happens when growing numbers of patients are unable to receive a diagnosis and adequate treatment for Lyme disease? They…
Profiling disease burden and Borrelia seroprevalence in Canadians with complex and chronic illness
Victoria Sanderson and her research team looked at both the health burden and serology of Lyme patients, those with Lyme-like…
Children are more than twice as likely to lose their detectable antibodies to Lyme disease bacteria
Background Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), is the most common tick-borne infection in Germany. Antibodies against Bb…
Call for better combination treatments and diagnostics for Lyme
A number of chronic illnesses, from persistent Lyme disease to long COVID, have been associated with prior infectious disease. However,…
Female ticks (Ixodes scapularis) infected with Borrelia burgdorferi have increased overwintering survival, with implications for tick population growth
The tick, Ixodes scapularis, vectors pathogens such as Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Over the last few…
Complete Remission in Paralytic Late Tick-Borne Neurological Disease Comprising Mixed Involvement of Borrelia, Babesia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella: Use of Long-Term Treatments with Antibiotics and Antiparasitics in a Series of 10 Cases
Abstract This study aimed to demonstrate that severe neurological motor deficits in the context of late tick-borne disease with mixed…
Complete Remission in Paralytic Late Tick-Borne Neurological Disease Comprising Mixed Involvement of Borrelia, Babesia, Anaplasma, and Bartonella: Use of Long-Term Treatments with Antibiotics and Antiparasitics in a Series of 10 Cases
This study aimed to demonstrate that severe neurological motor deficits in the context of late tick-borne disease with mixed microorganism…
Nitroxoline Drug Combinations Are More Active Than Lyme Antibiotic Combination and Can Eradicate Stationary Phase Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease (LD), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne disease in USA and Europe. Despite the standard…
Anaplasmosis: An emerging tick-borne disease of importance in Canada
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (HGA) is an infection caused by the intracellular bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum. As a tick-borne disease, the public…
The Impact of Telemedicine in the Diagnosis of Erythema Migrans during the COVID Pandemic: A Comparison with In-Person Diagnosis in the Pre-COVID Era
Background: Erythema migrans (EM) is the hallmark manifestation of the Lyme borreliosis (LB), and therefore its presence and recognition are…
Peer-Reviewed Evidence of Lyme/Tick-Borne Disease Causing Psychiatric Symptoms
“The following is a list of peer-reviewed articles that support the evidence of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases causing neuropsychiatric…
Long Lyme, long Covid pushes physicians outside of their comfort zone
An article by Usha Lee McFarling October 10, 2022 “A doctor’s humbling journey treating long Covid: ‘The second we think…
Lyme borreliosis in pregnancy and associations with parent and offspring health outcomes: An international cross-sectional survey
Published November 2022 Background: Lyme disease (LD) is a complex tick-borne pathology caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria. Currently,…