For seven years, Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network has focused on diagnostics, prevention and research.
As climate change fuels an expansion of tick-borne illnesses in Canada, a national Lyme disease research network has lost its federal funding, raising alarm among scientists and patients that the cut leaves Canada ill-equipped to respond to the growing health threat.
Since Canada began tracking Lyme disease nationally in 2009, reported cases have climbed rapidly, with Ontario and Nova Scotia recording the highest numbers.
Anaplasmosis, a new tick-borne disease is rising in Canada and here’s why doctors are concerned
A South African tick is moving into new areas, and climate models warn that central and eastern regions could face higher disease risk by 2065
How to avoid ticks — and how to remove them if one bites you
How This Emerging Tick-borne Virus Escapes Your Immune System
Canadian Lyme disease cases increased by 3,934 per cent in just 15 years
Anaplasmosis, a bacterial infection spread by ticks, is increasingly concerning Canadians. This illness primarily affects white…
Three Canadian experts give their take on the current tick problem in Canada. How to avoid the ticks and what happens when a tick…
What if we had a universal tick vaccine?
Nearly all the hunters knew someone who had had the disease
The lab is testing thousands of ticks for the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, babesiosis, and other…
