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“We’re finding pathogens that we didn’t know – well, we knew they were there, we just didn’t know how abundant they were. We find in some cases that people are getting sick from getting exposed to those, so we write those up in case studies and medical journals, for example,” Rich said.
July 29, 2022 Abstract The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, vectors Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacterium that causes Lyme Disease. Although synthetic pesticides can reduce tick numbers, there are concerns about their potential effects on beneficial insects, such as pollinators. Plant-based pest control agents such as essential oils could provide an alternative because they have low environmental persistency; however,…
Alzheimer’s disease – a neurospirochetosis. Analysis of the evidence following Koch’s and Hill’s criteria
J Veter Sci MedAugust 2014 Volume 2 Issue 2 August 29, 2014 AbstractWe provide the first reported case of tick paralysis in a wildlife animal caused by the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls. Six I. pacificus females and one male were collected from a feral Snowshoe Hare roaming the coastal area of southwestern British Columbia, Canada….
Larisa B. Ivanova,Alexandra Tomova,Daniel González-Acuña,Roberto Murúa,Claudia X. Moreno,Claudio Hernández,Javier Cabello,Carlos Cabello,Thomas J. Daniels,Henry P. Godfrey,Felipe C. Cabello Summary Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks, is the causative agent of Lyme disease. Although Ixodes spp. ticks are distributed in both Northern and Southern Hemispheres, evidence for the presence of B. burgdorferi s.l….
1995 International Lyme Disease Conference, Vancouver, BC Opening… John Millar, MD – Provincial Health Officer, British Columbia Diane Kindree, BSN – Lyme Borreliosis Society of British Columbia Martina H. Ziska, MD – Lyme Disease Foundation James Katzel, MD Ukiah Valley Medical Center No abstract available James H. Oliver, Jr., PhD Callaway Professor of Biology, Director, Institute…
“Evidence of a Powassan virus infection affecting the spinal cord has, until now, only been seen in mouse studies. But a new article describes the first known case of a 62-year-old man from Canada who developed a polio-like illness caused by the Powassan virus (POWV).” Access article
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