How to Remove a Tick
If a tick is removed within 24 hours, the chances of it transmitting Lyme disease or other infections are less.
Not all tick removal methods are safe. Certain removal methods may increase your chances of contracting Lyme disease.
Safe Tick RemovalThe recently published monkey study by Embers and colleagues regarding the persistence of Lyme after antibiotic treatment is important for two distinct reasons.
The CDC clinical criteria for Lyme Disease which exist for the purpose of monitoring the rate of Lyme disease nationally are quite narrowly defined in order to ensure a high degree of specificity in the diagnosis
A review of Strategic and Policy Issues
Lyme meningitis, the major cause of childhood meningitis in an endemic area: A population based study
Alzheimer’s disease - a neurospirochetosis. Analysis of the evidence following Koch’s and Hill’s criteria
Improved Clinical Sensitivity for Detection of Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi by Western Blots Prepared from a Mixture of Two Strains of B. burgdorferi, 297 and B31, and Interpreted by In-house Criteria
Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Although antibiotic therapy is usually effective early in the disease, relapse may occur when administration of antibiotics is discontinued.
It has long been known that Treponema pallidum, subspecies pallidum can in late stages of neurosyphilis cause dementia, cortical atrophy, and amyloid deposi- tion. The occurrence of dementia, including subacute presenile dementia, was also reported in association with Lyme disease caused by another spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi.
Clinical practice guidelines are increasing in number. Unfortunately, when scientific evidence is uncertain, limited, or evolving, as is often the case, conflict often arises between guideline committees and practicing physicians, who bear the direct responsibility for the care of individual patients.
The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) expressed strong support for a private member’s bill mandating a new national strategy on Lyme disease, to be introduced today by MP Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands).
According to federal government researchers, by the year 2020 80% of Canadians will live in Lyme endemic areas.
The Gabe Magnotta Memorial Golf Classic, June 11th, 2012 was a huge success this year beating previous years, bringing in $55,500.00 for the CanLyme research initiative.
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) is reminding residents to take steps to protect themselves when in areas where Lyme disease-carrying ticks may be found.
Government has violated its duty to release information about incidents that put health and safety at risk, study finds
Mosquitoes aren't the only blood-sucking insects spring brings.
An apparent rise in ticks crossing Canada’s southern border has the local health unit urging residents to use caution in wooded areas.
