Investigation of Genotypes of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected during Surveillance in Canada

Ogden, et al Abstract The genetic diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the agent of Lyme disease in North America,... View Article

Birds disperse ixodid (Acari: Ixodidae) and Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks in Canada

Scott JD, Fernando K, Banerjee SN, Durden LA, Byrne SK, Banerjee M, Mann RB, Morshed MG. Source Lyme Disease Association... View Article

Migratory songbirds disperse ticks across Canada, and first isolation of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, from the avian tick, Ixodes auritulus.

Abstract During a 3-yr comprehensive study, 196 ixodid ticks (9 species) were collected from 89 passerine birds (32 species) from... View Article

Evaluation of in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility of different morphological forms of Borrelia burgdorferi

Background: Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Although antibiotic therapy is usually effective early... View Article

Is multiple sclerosis (MS) a symptom of Lyme disease?

…. and why is there no current ongoing aggressive human pathology being done in Canada specific to looking for Lyme... View Article

Spirochetal ‘debris’ versus persistent infection in chronic Lyme disease: from semantics to science.

Lyme disease is a highly controversial illness that features two opposing camps [1–4]. One camp espouses the viewpoint of the... View Article

Spatial stratification of various Lyme disease spirochetes in a Central European site.

Related Articles Spatial stratification of various Lyme disease spirochetes in a Central European site. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2012 Oct 12;... View Article

A Novel Iron- and Copper-Binding Protein in the Lyme Disease Spirochete.

Related Articles A Novel Iron- and Copper-Binding Protein in the Lyme Disease Spirochete. Mol Microbiol. 2012 Oct 15; Authors: Wang... View Article

PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED

Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament, has started a petition and is asking that everyone participate in getting as many signatures... View Article

Vancouver, BC: 8th Annual LDF International Scientific Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and other Spirochetal and Tick-borne Diseases: with an emphasis on Mechanisms of Lyme Borreliosis Persistency

1995 International Lyme Disease Conference, Vancouver, BC Opening… John Millar, MD – Provincial Health Officer, British Columbia Diane Kindree,... View Article

Concerns Regarding the Infectious Diseases Society of America Lyme Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines

Reprints or correspondence: Mr. Jim Wilson, Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, 2495 Reece Rd., Westbank, BC V4T 1N1, Canada (jimwilson@telus.net). TO... View Article

Sounding the alarm on Lyme Disease

Two decades ago, Wendy Aitken was told by her doctor that she suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, which... View Article

Lyme disease may lurk in your own backyard

Bite from deer tick a health nightmare, By: [Dr.] W. Gifford-Jones / The Doctor Game Do you believe you must... 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

Doctors discover terrifying new tick-borne virus

TAGS:Health, SciTech, USA, Agriculture Scientists say they’re excited over a discovery that they stumbled on thanks to two Missouri farmers.... View Article

Research such as this from Switzerland must be done region by region in North America

Globally, 34.2% of ticks were infected with at least one pathogen. The diversity of tick-borne pathogens detected in I. ricinus... View Article

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