(case report) Lyme Neuroborreliosis Manifesting as an Intracranial Mass Lesion

Neurosurgery Issue: Volume 30(5), May 1992, p 769-773 Copyright: Copyright (C) by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Publication Type: [Case... View Article

Transovarial transmission of Borrelia spirochetes by Ixodes scapularis: A summary of the literature and recent observations.

Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2012 Dec 10. pii: S1877-959X(12)00067-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.06.008. [Epub ahead of print] Rollend L, Fish D, Childs... View Article

Complement regulator-acquiring surface proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi: Structure, function and regulation of gene expression.

Kraiczy P, Stevenson B. Source Institute of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Frankfurt University Hospital, Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 40, D-60596 Frankfurt, Germany.... View Article

High-Throughput Screening Identifies Three Inhibitor Classes of the Telomere Resolvase from the Lyme Disease Spirochete

Abstract Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne zoonosis in North America, is caused by the spirochetal pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi. The... View Article

Vascular binding of a pathogen under shear force through mechanistically distinct sequential interactions with host macromolecules.

Mol Microbiol. 2012 Dec;86(5):1116-31. doi: 10.1111/mmi.12045. Epub 2012 Oct 24. Moriarty TJ, Shi M, Lin YP, Ebady R, Zhou H,... View Article

Analysis of an Ordered, Comprehensive STM Mutant Library in Infectious Borrelia burgdorferi: Insights into the Genes Required for Mouse Infectivity.

PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e47532. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047532. Epub 2012 Oct 25. Lin T, Gao L, Zhang C, Odeh E, Jacobs MB, Coutte... View Article

CSM murray award lecture – functional studies of the Lyme disease spirochete — from molecules to mice.

Abstract Lyme borreliosis, also known as Lyme disease, is now the most common vector transmitted disease in the northern hemisphere.... View Article

Acute polyradiculoneuritis syndrome: clinical observations and differential diagnosis [important to rule out Lyme disease].

Authors: Supanc V, Stojić I, Vargek-Solter V, Breitenfeld T, Roje-Bedeković M and Demarin V Citation: Acta Clin Croat 2012(Jun); 51(2):... View Article

First isolation of Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, from blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, removed from a bird in nova Scotia, Canada.

The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, has been isolated from a blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, removed from a songbird in... 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

Misinformation sent to all Nova Scotia MLA’s and MP’s by Chief Medical Officer of Nova Scotia, Robert Strang.

Here you can read the letter from Dr. Strang at, Strang MLA’s/MP’s followed below by a copy of our reply... View Article

Evolving Perspectives on Lyme Borreliosis in Canada

Abstract: With cases now documented in every province, Lyme borreliosis (LB) is emerging as a serious public health risk in... View Article

Plaques of Alzheimer’s disease originate from cysts of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease spirochete

Summary Here is hypothesized a truly revolutionary notion that rounded cystic forms of Borrelia burgdorferi are the root cause of... View Article

Prevent Lyme Disease with Showers and Fences [Yale study]

Infection can cause complications if not treat early, but research suggests you can prevent Lyme disease with some simple tactics.... View Article

Biofilms: A New Hideout for Borrelia burgdorferi?

The University of New Haven established a Lyme Disease Research group six years ago. To date, over forty graduate students... 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

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