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

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

[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

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

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

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.

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

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

Distribution and survival of Borrelia miyamotoi in human blood components

Aaron M. Thorp and Laura Tonnetti Article first published online: 21 DEC 2015 DOI: 10.1111/trf.13398 BACKGROUND Borrelia miyamotoi, the agent of... View Article

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

Published on Oct 19, 2014 Judith Miklossy, PhD, held a very interesting presentation at the NorVect Conference 2014. In particular... View Article

Watch interview of Prof Ying Zhang on Borrelia persisters

Interview with Prof. Ying Zhang at the NorVect Conference 2015 Published on Sep 29, 2015 Prof Ying Zhang from... View Article

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

Belleville News by Steve Petrick Nov 30th, 2015 Belleville – As a real estate agent in Centre Hastings, Steve Bancroft... View Article

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

Volume 6, Issue 6, September 2015, Pages 768–773 Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Abstract This is the first study to... View Article

Nova Scotia: Shelburne-area family recounts struggle with Lyme disease

SHELBURNE – People hear about Lyme disease protection every year, about how to avoid a tick bite and the signs... View Article

CanLyme director responds to Canadian Medical Association Journal commentary.

Counter Points — Robert G. Murray, Director, CanLyme.com The commentary from Dr. Dan Gregson et al. signals that there will... View Article

SPECT brain imaging in chronic Lyme disease.

Donta ST1, Noto RB, Vento JA. Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Sep;37(9):e219-22. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318262ad9b Abstract OBJECTIVES: Lyme disease is an infectious... View Article

Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis from a Newly Established Lyme Disease Endemic Area, the Thousand Islands Region of Ontario, Canada.

ProHealth – Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. (2015 Sep 22). [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are vectors... View Article

A case of severe babesiosis treated successfully with exchange transfusion

Summary Babesiosis is a zoonotic disease that may be asymptomatic or result in severe clinical conditions, with severe hemolysis, hepatic,... View Article

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