Bartonella clarridgeiae bacteremia detected in an asymptomatic blood donor.

[CanLyme Note: Bartonella infection (bartonelliosis) in humans is an emerging and rapidly expanding field of medical science as a flea and... View Article

Widespread Borrelia miyamotoi Tick-borne Fever Found in US

Medscape: written by Janis C. Kelly June 12, 2015 Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD), a tick-borne infection that can cause more severe symptoms than... View Article

In Test Tube, ‘Pulse-Doses’ Of Antibiotic Wipe Out Lyme Disease Bacteria Persisters

June 12, 2015 Carey Goldberg From the Northeast to the Midwest and beyond, it’s high season for Lyme disease. An... View Article

The association between infectious burden and Parkinson’s disease: A case-control study

Abstract Introduction The etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the... View Article

Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Lyme Disease: How the Way of Reporting a Clinical Trial Can Alter the Perception of Effectiveness

Urba`Gonza´ lez, MD, PhD; Department of Dermatology, Clinica Plato´ , Barcelona, Spain “Comment I recommend the complementary reading of other... View Article

Infection Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ticks Collected from Songbirds in Far-Western Canada

Authors: John D. Scott, Lance A. Durden, John F. Anderson AbstractWorldwide, wild birds play a vital role in the dispersal... View Article

Commentary: Diagnosis, treatment of Lyme Disease controversial

May 24, 2015 12:15 am By Prof. Holly Ahern The recent letter to the editor by Lauren Meilhede, M.D. to... View Article

THE NEW HYPOTHESIS, A CONNECTION WITH CHRONIC LYME DISEASE

[CanLyme note: The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) should never be left as the ‘final word’ on anything... View Article

Canadian Lyme disease scientists start petition for more transparency and involvement on all aspects of Lyme policy development

The Canadian Lyme Science Alliance (CLSA) is a fledgling organization dedicated to enhancing our understanding of Lyme disease, and ensuring... View Article

Clinical Presentation, Convalescence, and Relapse of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs Experimentally Infected via Tick Bite

Abstract Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by R. rickettsii in North and South America. Domestic... View Article

Case report: Co-infection of Rickettsia rickettsii and Streptococcus pyogenes: is fatal Rocky Mountain spotted fever underdiagnosed?

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Dec;91(6):1154-5. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0437. Epub 2014 Oct 20. Raczniak GA1, Kato C2, Chung IH2, Austin... View Article

Association of Lyme Disease and Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type: Is it Inflammation Mediated?

Mattingley DW1, Koola MM2. Author information 1Doctor of Medicine Program, Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Dutch Caribbean, Netherlands and... View Article

Scientists finally figured out why you rarely get sick in the summer

Ever wonder where colds get their name? Or why we’re all coughs and sniffles during the winter but are rarely... View Article

Historic evidence to support a causal relationship between spirochetal infections and Alzheimer’s disease

Front Aging Neurosci. 2015; 7: 46. Published online 2015 Apr 16. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00046 Judith Miklossy Abstract Following previous observations a... View Article

Researchers Discover Never-Before-Seen Tickborne Disease

April 27th, 2015 Tickborne diseases are a major public health problem around the world. Ticks carry and transmit a variety... View Article

Case report: Mother to fetus transmission of Babesia, a tick-borne infection

The Anemic and Thrombocytopenic Febrile Neonate Nickolas D. Surra, MD, John E. Jesus, MD Christiana Care Health Center, Newark, Delaware... View Article

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