Multiple events across Canada for May Lyme Awareness Month

May is Lyme disease awareness month, here is a list of the balance of May awareness events across Canada. For... View Article

Researchers Attach Lyme Disease Antibodies to Nanotubes, Paving Way for Diagnostic Device

Mar. 26, 2013 — Early diagnosis is critical in treating Lyme disease. However, nearly one quarter of Lyme disease patients... View Article

Improved Culture Conditions for the Growth and Detection of Borrelia from Human Serum

Eva Sapi1,2, Namrata Pabbati1, Akshita Datar1, Ellen M Davies1, Amy Rattelle1, Bruce A Kuo1 1. Research Division of Advanced Laboratory... View Article

Quirky Lyme Disease Bacteria: Unlike Most Organisms, They Don’t Need Iron, but Crave Manganese

Mar. 21, 2013 — Scientists have confirmed that the pathogen that causes Lyme Disease — unlike any other known organism... View Article

Biodiversity Does Not Reduce Transmission of Disease from Animals to Humans, Researchers Find

Mar. 20, 2013 — More than three quarters of new, emerging or re-emerging human diseases are caused by pathogens from... View Article

The Neuropsychiatric Assessment of Lyme Disease

Objective: A structured clinical interview is proposed to assist in the overall clinical assessment when late state Lyme disease is... View Article

Serologic Evidence for Borrelia hermsii Infection in Rodents on Federally Owned Recreational Areas in California.

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2013 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print] Fritz CL, Payne JR, Schwan TG. Source 1... View Article

Detection of human bacterial pathogens in ticks collected from Louisiana black bears (Ursus americanus luteolus).

Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2013 Apr;4(3):191-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.12.002. Epub 2013 Feb 15. Leydet BF Jr, Liang FT. Source Department of... View Article

State works with patient groups and experts to combat Lyme disease – Massachusetts

A report issued by the Special Commission to Conduct and Investigation of the Incidence and Impacts of Lyme disease EXECUTIVE... 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

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

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

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

Updates on Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex with respect to public health

Summary Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) complex is a diverse group of worldwide distributed bacteria that includes 18 named spirochete... View Article

Characterization of Biofilm Formation by Borrelia burgdorferi In Vitro

Abstract Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, has long been known to be capable of forming aggregates... 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

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