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

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

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

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

London, England: Health warning after ‘Lyme disease ticks’ are found in Richmond Park

Thursday, September 24th, 2015 Ticks carrying the debilitating Lyme disease have been found in London’s Richmond Park, according to university... View Article

Survey of Ixodes pacificus Ticks in California Reveals a Diversity of Microorganisms and a Novel and Widespread Anaplasmataceae Species.

Sept. 16, 2015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135828 Eshoo MW, Carolan HE, Massire C, Chou DM, Crowder CD, Rounds MA, et al. Abstract... View Article

United States : Lyme Disease Association Offers Lyme Conference Scholarships for Medical Students

WALL, N.J., Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) announces availability of scholarships for its annual conference,... View Article

United Kingdom: Phil Wilson MP: Spreading the word about Lyme [now a pandemic globally]

Tuesday – 15 September 2015 AS an MP, I am continuously learning. Every week constituents come to me with a... View Article

N.L. woman who beat Lyme disease now researching illness in U.S.

Krista Hewlett forced to quit medical school due to condition A Newfoundland woman who battled Lyme disease for four... View Article

Forbes: Lyme Deaths From Heart Inflammation Likely Worse Than We Thought

September 4th, 2015 Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections are skyrocketing. In western Pennsylvania, where I work, Lyme increased 25%... View Article

Disease Risk & Landscape Attributes of Tick-Borne Borrelia Pathogens in the San Francisco Bay Area, California

Published: August 19, 2015 – DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134812 Abstract Habitat heterogeneity influences pathogen ecology by affecting vector abundance and the reservoir... View Article

Return on Investment Slipping in Biomedical Research

[CanLyme note: Medical research should be of the highest standard of all research, but in many cases the opposite is true.... View Article

The Scientist: The Search for Persisters

It starts with a tick bite. This may be followed by the characteristic bullseye rash. And then the other symptoms... View Article

Entomological Society of America Issues Statement on Tick-borne Diseases

[CanLyme note: CanLyme has no evidence to support the insinuation of the Entomological Society of America in the last sentence of... View Article

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