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[CanLyme Note: In Canada the percentage of people who have a rash with Lyme disease is much lower than stated. This dissemination of inappropriate information on the incidence of the rash leads to the under-detection of Lyme disease in Canada as seen in this research.] ————————- “The incidence of an erythema migrans (EM) rash, a definitive…
Watch Lyme awareness presentation by CanLyme president given to residents of Cawston, BC, and surrounding area.
Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation president, Jim Wilson, was invited to Cawston, BC, to present an awareness and information session to resident of Cawston, BC, and surrounding area, at their community hall. For our part at CanLyme even small communities such as Cawston need to have better information given to them considering that many in the area are…
Nitroxoline Drug Combinations Are More Active Than Lyme Antibiotic Combination and Can Eradicate Stationary Phase Borrelia burgdorferi
Abstract Lyme disease (LD), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne disease in USA and Europe. Despite the standard 2-4 weeks antibiotic treatment, approximately 10%-20% of patients will develop post-treatment LD syndrome, a condition that is poorly understood. One of the probable causes is thought to be the presence of B. burgdorferi persister forms that are not…
Letter to editor, Niagara – Lyme disease information timely
Re: Dog ticks not the same as deer ticks, letters, May 23rd I am writing in response to a reply to the column by Dorothy Turcotte; this was a very timely letter to publish actually, because May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. We were very pleased to have the CN Tower, Niagara Falls and the…
Consumer Reports: Tick danger in autumn (also effective and safe tick repellents)
Sept 13th, 2015 CONSUMER REPORTS – You may think your risk of getting Lyme disease ends when the weather starts to cool, but by fall, adult ticks have had more time to become infected with disease-causing bacteria. In some areas, up to 50 percent of ticks can be infected with diseases such as Lyme, compared…
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Children are more than twice as likely to lose their detectable antibodies to Lyme disease bacteria
Background Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), is the most common tick-borne infection in Germany. Antibodies against Bb are prevalent in the general population but information on temporal changes of prevalence and estimates of seroconversion (seroincidence) and seroreversion are lacking, especially for children and adolescents. Aim We aimed at assessing antibodies against Bb and factors associated with seropositivity…