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

Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases: global challenges in the context of a public health threat

Christian Perronne c.perronne@rpc.aphp.fr Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by ticks, was initially considered a recent, rare and regional occurrence. We... View Article

Effects of Borrelia on host immune system: Possible consequences for diagnostics – Advances in Integrative Medicine

Mualla McManus Corresponding author Ann Cincotta Abstract Borreliosis, Lyme disease, is the fastest growing tick borne infection in the world.... View Article

Tick-borne pathogens and the vector potential of ticks in China

*Corresponding author: Jingze Liu jzliu21@heinfo.net Parasites & Vectors 2015, 8:24 doi:10.1186/s13071-014-0628-x Published: 14 January 2015 Ticks, as obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites, attack... View Article

Lyme [borreliosis] Helps Spread Other Tick Infections

December 31, 2014 By Christopher Intagliata – Scientific American Mice infected with Lyme and the Babesia parasite are more likely... View Article

Expanded Study Confirms that Lyme Disease May Be Sexually Transmitted

San Francisco, California (PRWEB) December 19, 2014 An expanded study confirms that Lyme disease may be sexually transmitted. The study... View Article

KSHB TV Kansas: New tick-borne virus discovered after the death of Kansas man

December 17th, 2014 KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A new, never before seen virus has been discovered in Kansas. The CDC... View Article

New Study Provides Hope for Chronic Lyme Disease Sufferers

December 1, 2014 Patients with Lyme disease know that their symptoms and the effects of the disease can be debilitating... View Article

Hamilton scientist who discovered cause of Lyme disease dies

November 19, 2014 10:00 pm HAMILTON – To the world, Willy Burgdorfer will always be remembered as the scientist who discovered... View Article

The Borrelia hermsii factor H binding protein FhbA is not required for infectivity in mice or for resistance to human complement in vitro.

[CanLyme note: Currently, testing and symptomotology knowledge are not nearly accurate enough to distinguish between a human B. hermsii infection and a... View Article

The Mayday Project Responds to Dr. Paul Auwaerter’s Defense of IDSA Guidelines for Lyme Disease

Friday, November 07, 2014 “My office uncovered undisclosed financial interests held by several of the most powerful IDSA panelists. The... View Article

Bartonella henselae Infections In An Owner and Two Papillon Dogs Exposed to Tropical Rat Mites (Ornithonyssus bacoti).

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2014 Oct;14(10):703-9. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2013.1492. Abstract After raccoons were trapped and removed from under a house in... View Article

A possible alternative to antibiotics

[Canlyme note: Although Borrelia are not known to secrete toxins, this type of research may be beneficial for chemical constituents such... View Article

Case of tick paralysis found on Sunshine Coast

Hikers attempt to save snowshoe hare with engorged ticks Christine Wood/Glacier Media / Squamish Chief [newspaper] November 5, 2014 01:49 PM... View Article

New test shows promise in identifying new drugs to treat Lyme disease

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed a test they say will allow them to... View Article

Australia: Pittwater Council asks residents to pull out your bag of ticks

CAYLA DENGATE, MANLY DAILY, NOVEMBER 01, 2014 12:01AM While ticks are usually best avoided, Pittwater Council is extending a request from Sydney... View Article

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