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The Sudbury & District Health Unit is urging people to take precautions to prevent against tick bites after a blacklegged tick tested positive for the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease.
It’s the first such case in the health unit’s service area.
The infected tick was found embedded in the skin of a person who had direct contact with migratory birds.
Abstract Purpose Post-treatment Lyme disease (PTLD) is characterized by patient-reported symptoms after treatment for Borrelia burgdorferi infection. The primary aim of this study was to assess whether participants with a history of Lyme disease (LD) would be more likely to meet criteria for PTLD than those without a history of LD. Methods We conducted a longitudinal, prospective…
[CanLyme note: The federal survey titled, “Consultation on the Federal Framework on Lyme Disease” that was sent out this week to medical professionals and patient groups Canada wide is devoid of the most important stakeholder’s involvement (patients, their advocates and experts). We should have been consulted as to the questions that were to be asked in…
May 23, 2016 A new urine test that could detect Lyme disease has been completed. 40% of Lyme disease patients exhibit symptoms [“Lyme disease is presently a condition difficult to spot, only about 40 percent of the patients exhibit a rash followed by the tick’s bite.”] Test looks for Lyme-causing bacteria Testing performed for three…
*Corresponding author: Jingze Liu jzliu21 [at] heinfo [dot] net Parasites & Vectors 2015, 8:24 doi:10.1186/s13071-014-0628-x Published: 14 January 2015 Ticks, as obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites, attack a broad range of vertebrates and transmit a great diversity of pathogenic microorganisms. They are considered second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human disease, and the most important vector of…
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