Lyme disease: A case report of a 17-year old male with fatal Lyme carditis

March 21, 2015 Abstract Lyme disease is a systemic infection commonly found in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic and north-central regions of... View Article

Complex Population Structure of Borrelia burgdorferi in Southeastern and South Central Canada as Revealed by Phylogeographic Analysis

Abstract Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, is an emerging zoonotic disease in Canada and is... View Article

Stanford researchers unravel secrets of shape-shifting bacteria

Stanford Report, March 16, 2015 Stanford researchers unravel secrets of shape-shifting bacteria “Six decades ago, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Joshua Lederberg... View Article

CDC Says Misperceptions Keep Kids from Getting Lifesaving Treatment for Tickborne Diseases

Last Updated: Wednesday, 18 March 2015 07:04 Short-term doxycycline use does not stain kids’ teeth, CDC/IHS study finds March 17,... View Article

Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis Requiring Tracheostomy Due to Neuroborreliosis

Carlos D. Martínez-Balzano, MD; Bruce Greenberg, MD, MBA Neuroborreliosis can cause multiple cranial and peripheral neuropathies; however, involvement of both... View Article

Teenager with stroke-like symptoms had Lyme: Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Transient Hemiparesis and Aphasia

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.011 February 25, 2015 Nervous system involvement in Lyme disease often mimics other conditions and thus represents a diagnostic... View Article

Maine looks to join growing list of states protecting doctors from their own licencing boards via legislation

BY JOE LAWLOR Press Herald Mar 2nd, 2015 A bill would prevent the state medical board from punishing a doctor... View Article

Borrelia miyamotoi infection in Nature and in humans

Abstract Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever Borrelia group spirochete that is transmitted by the same hard-bodied (ixodid) tick... View Article

UC Berkeley: Study IDs key birds that host Lyme disease bacteria in California

[ CanLyme note: Western Canadian ticks often come from migratory birds from California and other western states. Borrelia bissettii was found... View Article

Development of droplet digital PCR for the detection of Babesia microti and Babesia duncani

doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2014.12.003 Abstract Babesia spp. are obligate protozoan parasites of red blood cells. Transmission to humans occurs through bites from infected... View Article

CDC Warns of New Deadly Tick Borne Bourbon Virus Found in Kansas

February 21st, 2015 New Deadly Tick Borne Bourbon Virus Found in Kansas, man fell ill and died after becoming infected... View Article

Case Report: Bilateral diaphragmatic dysfunction due to Borrelia Burgdorferi

Suhail Basunaid1, Chris van der Grinten1, Nicole Cobben1,2, Astrid Otte2, Roy Sprooten2, Rohde Gernot1 Abstract Summary: In this case... View Article

A Rare Case of ARDS From Human Anaplasmosis

Kaphle U, Kheir F, Thammasitboon S. Respiratory Care, online before print, 2015 Feb 10. Abstract Human granulocytic anaplasmosis is... View Article

Exploring the association between Morgellons disease and Lyme disease: identification of Borrelia burgdorferi in Morgellons disease patients

Marianne J Middelveen1, Cheryl Bandoski2, Jennie Burke3, Eva Sapi2, Katherine R Filush2,Yean Wang3, Agustin Franco3, Peter J Mayne1 and Raphael... View Article

View live Lyme Disease spirochetes allegedly easily seen in blood following negative “official” testing.

[CanLyme note: Although this video clearly shows a spirochaetal shaped bacteria, it cannot identify what spirochaete it may be. To... View Article

Health Care Costs, Utilization and Patterns of Care following Lyme Disease [1.3 billion USD]

[CanLyme note: This study has limitations as noted therein and does not include cost of taxpayer funded disability income payments... View Article

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