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Looking for Canadian input : Survey on the treatment of Lyme disease outside of Canada [that Canadians have had to seek due to lack of help in Canada].

February 1, 2016 10:23 pm Published by jen 16 Comments

Survey on the treatment of Lyme disease outside of Canada We are conducting a survey to estimate the number of... View Article

Overruled: Canadian physician was slapped on the hand for not following IDSA guidelines… appeal decision said he does not have to follow those guidelines.

February 1, 2016 8:50 pm Published by jen 15 Comments

This is yet another case of a College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada, overstepping their right to enforce particular... View Article

A Borrelia burgdorferi surface-exposed transmembrane protein lacking detectable immune responses supports pathogen persistence and constitutes a vaccine target.

January 25, 2016 6:24 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Kung F, Kaur S, Smith AA, Yang X, Wilder CN, Sharma K, Buyuktanir O, Pal U. The Journal of Infectious... View Article

USA: Air Force med group finds rare animal bacteria in soldier [borreliosis, Borrelia turicatae]

January 18, 2016 8:19 pm Published by jen 1 Comment

January 18th, 2016 published in Air Force Times “The bacteria, Borrelia turicatae — which has been known to display side effects... View Article

Ticks that Transmit Lyme Disease Reported in 48.6% of U.S. Counties

January 17, 2016 10:24 pm Published by jen Comments Off

[CanLyme note: A good take home message from this article linked below is that for government to focus heavily on... View Article

The Need for Clinical Judgment in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

January 16, 2016 6:39 pm Published by jen 2 Comments

Abstract Clinical practice guidelines are increasing in number. Unfortunately, when scientific evidence is uncertain, limited, or evolving, as is often... View Article

Ticks parasitizing gallinaceous birds in Canada and first record of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) from California Quail

January 15, 2016 1:16 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Systematic & Applied Acarology 21(1): 1–12 (2016) http://doi.org/10.11158/saa.21.1.1 JOHN D. SCOTT, JOHN F. ANDERSON, LANCE A. DURDEN, MORGAN L. SMITH,... View Article

Isolation of live Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes from patients with undefined disorders and symptoms not typical for Lyme borreliosis.

January 8, 2016 5:10 pm Published by jen Comments Off

Rudenko, N, et al Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Dec 7. pii: S1198-743X(15)00991-X. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.11.009. Abstract Lyme borreliosis is a multisystem disorder... View Article

Partially fed ticks who then re-attach to a new host can transmit Lyme disease within 24 hours 83% of the time according to study.

January 8, 2016 4:53 pm Published by jen 1 Comment

Int J Gen Med. 2015; 8: 1–8. Published online 2014 Dec 19. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S73791 PMCID: PMC4278789 Lyme borreliosis: a review... View Article

United States : CDC Refuses to End Preferential Treatment of IDSA Lyme Guidelines in Response to Citizen Petition Patient advocates cite CDC/IDSA conflicts of interest

December 27, 2015 4:45 pm Published by jen 1 Comment

“Fries says, “It’s unacceptable that when a federal government agency is presented with evidence of improprieties, the official response is... View Article

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Author Archives for jen

Looking for Canadian input : Survey on the treatment of Lyme disease outside of Canada [that Canadians have had to seek due to lack of help in Canada].

Overruled: Canadian physician was slapped on the hand for not following IDSA guidelines… appeal decision said he does not have to follow those guidelines.

A Borrelia burgdorferi surface-exposed transmembrane protein lacking detectable immune responses supports pathogen persistence and constitutes a vaccine target.

USA: Air Force med group finds rare animal bacteria in soldier [borreliosis, Borrelia turicatae]

Ticks that Transmit Lyme Disease Reported in 48.6% of U.S. Counties

The Need for Clinical Judgment in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

Ticks parasitizing gallinaceous birds in Canada and first record of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) from California Quail

Isolation of live Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes from patients with undefined disorders and symptoms not typical for Lyme borreliosis.

Partially fed ticks who then re-attach to a new host can transmit Lyme disease within 24 hours 83% of the time according to study.

United States : CDC Refuses to End Preferential Treatment of IDSA Lyme Guidelines in Response to Citizen Petition Patient advocates cite CDC/IDSA conflicts of interest

Distribution and survival of Borrelia miyamotoi in human blood components

Dr. Judith Miklossy – Video on (Lyme disease) neuroborreliosis relative to Alzheimer’s Disease

Watch interview of Prof Ying Zhang on Borrelia persisters

Belleville, Ontario, Canada: Lyme Disease a concern for Health Unit as more ticks test positive

Amblyomma dissimile Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizes bird captured in Canada

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato-infected Ixodes ricinus collected from vegetation near the Arctic Circle