What Caught My Eye in May
Acadia University Launching Its Very Own Tickery
Acadia University researcher Nicoletta Faraone is spearheading the establishment of the Canadian Tick Research and Innovation Centre (CTRIC) in Nova Scotia that will breed pathogen-free ticks for use in her own research and to sell to other Canadian researchers for their studies. Read the article on Be Giant.
Changes to Lyme Disease Case Definition Has Eye Watering Impact in Nova Scotia
As Lyme disease cases in the province continue to spike, researchers combed through historical data to determine how many cases the former case definition may have missed. They discovered that when they applied the current case definition to cases recorded between 2018 and 2022, the total number jumped from 1,745 to 4,238. Read the epidemiological study published in the Canadian Communicable Disease Report.
Public Health Lyme Disease Awareness Materials Downplay Chronic Illness
A recent report analyzes the differences between public health messaging on Lyme disease and patient narratives, concluding that the way in which Lyme disease is presented in public health materials tends to codify acute illness and exclude chronic forms of the disease. Read the report in the journal Medical Humanities.
