LYME DISEASE IN CANADA Canadian Tick & Tick-borne Illness Research Quote of the Day “If you present with early Lyme disease, the recommendation is not to test but to treat because we know that the testing is not sensitive.” ~ Todd Hatchette, Service Chief, Division of Microbiology, Nova...
Tests at the National Microbiology Laboratory of Canada, which uses guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are as sensitive as those used in speciality US laboratories. "Patients and physicians should be cautious in choosing a referral laboratory in the US when s...
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The first documented case of Lyme disease to have originated in Canada is presented. A 51-year old French female nurse visited Quebec, Canada from 20 July to 5 August, 1984 and contracted Lyme disease. She reported an insect bite on 3 August 1984 on the back of her knee with erythema ch...
FACT: Evidence suggests that Canada’s Lyme testing methods are flawed. False negative test results are common, especially in the early stages of Lyme. It takes time for antibodies to develop, so early tests often miss the bacteria. Contrary to bureaucratic statements, late stage Lyme disease an...
Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, Surveillance, Under-reporting, CanadaBackgroundLyme disease is emerging in Canada due to expansion of the range of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis from the United States. National surveillance for human Lyme disease cases began in Canada in 2009. Reported numbers...
2.3. Statistics The results of predicted serological result and those observed were tested with Fisher's Exact Test. Healthcare 2018, 6, 125 4 of 22 3. Results 3.1. Comparison of Lyme Disease Incidence in Canada and the United States The incidence (per 100,000) of Lyme disease in Canadian...
Which areas are more likely to have Lyme disease? The tick that causes Lyme disease has been moving from the Northeast and upper Midwest into the Southern and Western U.S., Mexico, and Canada. According to the CDC, the states with the most reported cases in 2020 were Pennsylvania, New Je...
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Lyme disease is emerging in Canada due to expansion of the range of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis from the United States. National surveillance for human Lyme disease cases began in Canada in 2009. Reported numbers of cases increased from 144 cases in 2009 to 2025 in 2017. It has been ...