Highlights on molecular identification of closely related species.

Authors: Almeida LA, Araujo R Citation: Infect. Genet. Evol. 2012(Sep) Location: IPATIMUP, Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of... View Article

Virus Disproved as Cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

The saga of the retrovirus XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome appears to have ended, now that researchers in a federally... View Article

Spirochete antigens persist near cartilage after murine Lyme borreliosis therapy.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22728928 J Clin Invest. 2012 Jul 2;122(7):2652-60. doi: 10.1172/JCI58813. Epub 2012 Jun 25. Bockenstedt LK, Gonzalez DG, Haberman AM, Belperron... View Article

German expert organization of researchers, physicians, and professors publish objections to Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines

The German organization Deutsche Borreliose Gesellschaft submitted their evidence based objections to the IDSA much maligned Lyme disease guidelines. The... View Article

Lyme retreatment guidance may be flawed

Deer ticks, Lyme disease, and medical guidance Accepted medical practice discourages antibiotic retreatment in cases where Lyme disease symptoms persist.... View Article

Alzheimer’s disease – a neurospirochetosis. Analysis of the evidence following Koch’s and Hill’s criteria.

“Borrelia burgdorferi was detected in the brain in 25.3% of AD cases analyzed and was 13 times more frequent in... View Article

Emerging incidence of Lyme borreliosis, babesiosis, bartonellosis, and granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Australia

Int J Gen Med. 2011; 4: 845–852. Published online 2011 December 16. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S27336 Abstract Background Borrelia burgdorferi, the... View Article

Emerging Infectious Determinants of Chronic Diseases

Evidence now confirms that noncommunicable chronic diseases can stem from infectious agents. Furthermore, at least 13 of 39 recently described... View Article

Antibiotic retreatment of Lyme disease in patients with persistent symptoms: A biostatistical review of randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trials.

Delong AK, Blossom B, Maloney EL, Phillips SE. Source Center for Statistical Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, Brown University, Providence, RI,... View Article

Eva Sapi, Ph.D discusses her extensive Lyme disease research

This video is a 10 minute clip, part of a 70 minute interview with Dr. Sapi from the University of... View Article

Chronic Lyme Patients Get Political Victory: New Book by Top Infectious Disease Doctor Supports Long Term Antibiotic Treatment

Chronic Lyme Patients Get Political Victory: New Book by Top Infectious Disease Doctor Supports Long Term Antibiotic Treatment “Chronic Lyme... View Article

Single or double dose prophylactic treatment for Lyme borreliosis has unacceptable failure rate

Protective value of prophylactic antibiotic treatment of tick bite for Lyme disease prevention: An animal model [one or two pills…who... View Article

Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Powassan Virus Strains Infecting Ixodes scapularis in Connecticut.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print] Anderson JF, Armstrong PM. Source Department of Entomology... View Article

SPECT Brain Imaging in Chronic Lyme Disease

Donta, Sam T. MD, Noto, Richard B. MD, Vento, John A. MD Clinical Nuclear Medicine, September 2012, Volume 37, Issue... View Article

Another tick borne disease to guard against. [already in Canada]

Despite its many delights, summer also brings its fair share of pestilence. One, called babesiosis, has only recently been widely... View Article

Critical Needs and Gaps in Understanding Prevention, Amelioration, and Resolution of Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases

Committee on Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: The State of the Science; Institute of Medicine

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