Blumenthal, Lyme disease advocacy giant, salutes researcher

By Greenwich Post on March 2, 2016 Thousands in the Lyme disease community hail U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as... View Article

Eradication of Biofilm-Like Microcolony Structures of Borrelia burgdorferi by Daunomycin and Daptomycin but not Mitomycin C in Combination with Doxycycline and Cefuroxime

Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00062 10 February... View Article

Drexel University Team Duplicates Dr Alan MacDonald’s Findings of Bacterial Biofilms in Alzheimer’s Plaques

Feb. 2016 – Allen et al., J Neuroinfect Dis 2016, 7:1 Dr. Herbert B. Allen and his colleagues at... View Article

Mayo Researchers Identify New Borrelia Species that Causes Lyme Disease

Article sub-heading: Until now, Borrelia burgdorferi was only species believed to cause Lyme disease in North America [Canlyme note: actually, many... View Article

A Borrelia burgdorferi surface-exposed transmembrane protein lacking detectable immune responses supports pathogen persistence and constitutes a vaccine target.

Kung F, Kaur S, Smith AA, Yang X, Wilder CN, Sharma K, Buyuktanir O, Pal U. The Journal of Infectious... View Article

Ticks that Transmit Lyme Disease Reported in 48.6% of U.S. Counties

[CanLyme note: A good take home message from this article linked below is that for government to focus heavily on... View Article

The Need for Clinical Judgment in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

Abstract Clinical practice guidelines are increasing in number. Unfortunately, when scientific evidence is uncertain, limited, or evolving, as is often... View Article

Partially fed ticks who then re-attach to a new host can transmit Lyme disease within 24 hours 83% of the time according to study.

Int J Gen Med. 2015; 8: 1–8. Published online 2014 Dec 19. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S73791 PMCID: PMC4278789 Lyme borreliosis: a review... View Article

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato-infected Ixodes ricinus collected from vegetation near the Arctic Circle

Volume 6, Issue 6, September 2015, Pages 768–773 Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Abstract This is the first study to... View Article

CanLyme director responds to Canadian Medical Association Journal commentary.

Counter Points — Robert G. Murray, Director, CanLyme.com The commentary from Dr. Dan Gregson et al. signals that there will... View Article

London, England: Health warning after ‘Lyme disease ticks’ are found in Richmond Park

Thursday, September 24th, 2015 Ticks carrying the debilitating Lyme disease have been found in London’s Richmond Park, according to university... View Article

Survey of Ixodes pacificus Ticks in California Reveals a Diversity of Microorganisms and a Novel and Widespread Anaplasmataceae Species.

Sept. 16, 2015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135828 Eshoo MW, Carolan HE, Massire C, Chou DM, Crowder CD, Rounds MA, et al. Abstract... View Article

Response to Canadian Medical Association Journal Lyme practice scenario

Re: Decisions; A 35-year-old man with a positive Lyme test result from a private laboratory Debra L. Fraleigh, Co-founder Ontario... View Article

Identification of Additional Anti-Persister Activity against Borrelia burgdorferi from an FDA Drug Library

Sept, 2015 Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA... View Article

United Kingdom: Phil Wilson MP: Spreading the word about Lyme [now a pandemic globally]

Tuesday – 15 September 2015 AS an MP, I am continuously learning. Every week constituents come to me with a... View Article

Forbes: Lyme Deaths From Heart Inflammation Likely Worse Than We Thought

September 4th, 2015 Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections are skyrocketing. In western Pennsylvania, where I work, Lyme increased 25%... View Article

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