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ALBERTA

PROVINCIAL NEWS

2018 

Ticks creep Into Canada, bringing lyme disease (and confusion) with them

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/03/07/news/ticks-creep-canada-bringing-lyme-disease-and-confusion-them

Q and A: One in five Albertans bitten by ticks at risk of Lyme disease, says University of Alberta expert

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/one-in-five-albertans-could-be-at-risk-of-lyme-disease

Lyme disease in Alberta

https://alberta.ctvnews.ca/mobile/lyme-disease-in-alberta-1.3924508

Research shows Lyme disease under-detected across Canada

https://www.thestar.com/calgary/2018/10/22/research-shows-lyme-disease-under-detected-across-canada.html

Tick season now underway

https://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/2018/05/24/tick-season-now-underway/

2017

Lyme-disease carrying ticks on the rise in Alberta

https://www.folio.ca/lyme-disease-carrying-ticks-on-the-rise-in-alberta/

2016

Calgary doctor speaks out against ‘one-size-fits-all’ treatment for Lyme disease

https://globalnews.ca/news/2830195/calgary-doctor-speaks-out-against-one-size-fits-all-treatment-for-lyme-disease/

Lyme disease patient living in her car after being discharged from Banff hospital

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/lyme-disease-patient-living-in-her-car-after-being-discharged-from-banff-hospital

Alberta doc pushes for broader guidelines to pinpoint Lyme disease as tick fears rise

 

https://edmontonsun.com/2016/05/23/alberta-doc-pushes-for-broader-guidelines-to-pinpoint-lyme-disease-as-tick-fears-rise/wcm/98820f4e-a69e-48f0-b7c6-15bce5321f91

 

2014

Lyme disease still a controversial diagnosis, as Alberta cases climb

 

https://globalnews.ca/news/1340664/lyme-disease-still-a-controversial-diagnosis-as-alberta-cases-climb/

To hell and back fighting Lyme disease: "Yes, doctor, there is Lyme Disease in Alberta."

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/to-hell-and-back-fighting-lyme-disease-yes-doctor-there-is-lyme-disease-in-alberta

The truth about Lyme disease

https://www.macleans.ca/society/health/the-truth-about-lyme-disease/

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