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Cat Scratch Disease as a Mimicker of Malignancy
Abstract Cat scratch disease (CSD) infrequently mimics malignancy. We reviewed 11 such cases at MD Anderson Cancer Center and an... View Article
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Mothers Against Lyme: Request for Correction of Factual Error in IDSA/AAN/ACR 2020 Guidelines for Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease
[Canlyme Note: The Lyme disease guidelines of the IDSA, AAN, and ACR are simply a further example of their continued assault... View Article
New podcast: Exploring Lyme antibiotics with Dr. Kim Lewis
Sarah explores the latest advances in Lyme disease treatment with Dr. Kim Lewis, a researcher, author, University Distinguished Professor and... View Article
The Platelet Fraction Is a Novel Reservoir to Detect Lyme Borrelia in Blood
October 29th, 2021 Victoria P Sanderson 1, Iain L Mainprize 1, Lisette Verzijlenberg 1, Cezar M Khursigara 2, Melanie K B Wills 1 Abstract Serological diagnosis of Lyme disease... View Article
New podcast: The quest for better tests
“In today’s podcast, Sarah speaks with Victoria Sanderson about her exciting new research into Lyme disease testing at the University of... View Article
New Podcast: Looking at Lyme carditis with Dr. Adrian Baranchuk
October 19, 2021 In today’s podcast Sarah explores Lyme carditis with Dr. Adrian Baranchuk, a cardiologist from Kingston, Ontario. Lyme... View Article
Lyme Disease Advocacy Organization Meets With FDA
“BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nonprofit grassroots organization TruthCures met with Food & Drug Administration (FDA) officials Monday,... View Article
Better diagnostic testing: antibodies and beyond with Dr. Armin Schwarzbach
Dr. Schwarzbach is a specialist in laboratory medicine and infectious diseases, having worked in the field for over 20 years.... View Article
Watch the long awaited ongoing trial of Lyme patient Frank Papineau that was delayed 3 years.
The trial deals with alleged negligence on the part of physicians. Patient Papineau vs Romero-Sierra et al The trial is... View Article
Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, Babesia sp., Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, and Hepatozoon canis in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Eastern Canada
Abstract Tick-borne pathogens cause infectious diseases that inflict much societal and financial hardship worldwide. Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, are primary vectors... View Article
Raising Awareness for Outdoor Enthusiasts
Outdoor enthusiasts are among the highest risk group for contracting tick borne diseases. Here is an information pamphlet to provide... View Article
New podcast: Exploring the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society with Dr. Amy Offutt
Join Sarah in today’s podcast as she explores everything ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society) with Dr. Amy Offutt. Dr. Offutt... View Article
Open AccessArticle Tick-Borne Surveillance Patterns in Perceived Non-Endemic Geographic Areas: Human Tick Encounters and Disease Outcomes
Quote from Discussion section of paper: “Given that LD is often labeled a “contested illness,” TTS respondents who may be... View Article
The peptidoglycan-associated protein NapA plays an important role in the envelope integrity and in the pathogenesis of the lyme disease spirochete
Abstract The bacterial pathogen responsible for causing Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, is an atypical Gram-negative spirochete that is transmitted to... View Article
A novel Borrelia species, intermediate between Lyme disease and relapsing fever groups, in neotropical passerine-associated ticks
Abstract Lyme disease (LD) and relapsing fevers (RF) are vector-borne diseases caused by bacteria of the Borrelia genus. Here, we... View Article
Summerland man battles Lyme disease for more than 12 years
Summerland, BC: Lance Tycholaz continues to cope with Lyme disease symptoms A tick bite in the summer of 2009 changed... View Article