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Turkey tick news: A molecular investigation into the presence of tick-borne pathogens in host-seeking ticks in Anatolia; Initial evidence of putative vectors and pathogens, and footsteps of a secretly rising vector tick, Haemaphysalis parva.
ByCanLyme January 24, 2020July 27, 2020
[CanLyme Note: The title may mislead some to believe they are studying a turkey tick. This is a study of ticks in the country of Turkey.] Abstract This Turkey-based study investigated the presence of various tick-borne microorganisms in a broad-range of host-seeking ticks (n = 1019) that exhibit both hunter and ambusher characteristics. All collected ticks were analyzed…
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Co-infections | Miscellaneous | Research
Prevalence of Infection and Co-Infection and Presence of Rickettsial Endosymbionts in Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Connecticut, USA.
ByCanLyme January 24, 2020July 27, 2020
Abstract Ixodes scapularis is currently known to transmit 7 pathogens responsible for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, tick-borne relapsing fever, ehrlichiosis, and Powassan encephalitis. Ixodes scapularis can also be colonized by endosymbiotic bacteria including those in the genus of Rickettsia. We screened 459 I. scapularis ticks submitted to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Tick Testing Laboratory with the objectives to (1) examine…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Chronic Lyme Disease: An Evidence-Based Definition by the ILADS Working Group
ByCanLyme January 22, 2020July 27, 2020
Abstract Objective: Chronic Lyme disease has been a poorly defined term and often dismissed as a fictitious entity. In this paper, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) provides its evidence-based definition of chronic Lyme disease. Definition: ILADS defines chronic Lyme disease (CLD) as a multisystem illness with a wide range of symptoms and/or…
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Lyme in New Brunswick | Research | Voices on Lyme
Talking Ticks and Lyme Disease Testing with Dr. Vett Lloyd
ByCanLyme January 22, 2020July 27, 2020
Most researchers are inspired to specialize in a particular field by a fascinating graduate course, an inspiring professor or a promising lab test. Dr. Vett Lloyd has a slightly more unique reason for devoting a large portion of her career to the study of Lyme disease: she was actually diagnosed with it. A geneticist by…
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The Long-Term Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi Antigens and DNA in the Tissues of a Patient with Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme January 21, 2020July 27, 2020
Oct. 2019 Abstract: Whether Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, can persist for long periods in the human body has been a controversial question. The objective of this study was to see if we could find B. burgdorferi in a Lyme disease patient after a long clinical course and after long-term antibiotic treatment….
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Lyme Neuroborreliosis in a Patient with Breast Cancer: MRI and PET/CT Findings.
ByCanLyme January 20, 2020July 27, 2020
Abstract We present a case demonstrating the performance of different radiographical and nuclear medicine imaging modalities in the diagnostic work-up of a patient with Lyme neuroborreliosis. The patient presented in late summer 2019 with radicular pains followed by a foot drop and peripheral facial palsy, both right-sided. Due to a history of breast cancer, disseminated…
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Knowledge and Knowledge Needs about Lyme Disease among Occupational and Recreational Users of the Outdoors.
ByCanLyme January 20, 2020July 27, 2020
Abstract As the prevalence of Lyme disease increases across Canada, it is imperative that the educational needs of at-risk groups be identified. The current study compared the level of knowledge and the knowledge needs about Lyme disease among individuals that spend time outdoors for work and for recreational purposes. Between December 2018 and February 2019, a survey was distributed…
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First report of Lyme borreliosis leading to cardiac bradydysrhythmia in two cats.
ByCanLyme January 20, 2020July 27, 2020
Abstract CASE SERIES SUMMARY: Two cats were presented for investigation of bradyarrhythmia detected by their referring veterinarians during routine examination. Both cats had extensive investigations, including haematology, serum biochemistry with electrolytes and thyroxine concentrations, systolic blood pressure measurement, echocardiography, electrocardiography and infectious disease testing. Infectious disease testing included serology for Toxoplasma gondii, Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi, and PCR for B…
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Bieber’s Lyme disease shines light on issues surrounding complicated illness
ByCanLyme January 10, 2020July 27, 2020
Bieber’s Lyme shines light on complicated disease Justin Bieber’s recent Lyme disease diagnosis has put another big spotlight on an illness that’s still shrouded in mystery, both in the public eye and the medical and scientific communities. The pop superstar from Stratford, Ont., announced his condition on his Instagram account earlier this week, making him…
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A Clinical Diagnostic System for Late-Stage Neuropsychiatric Lyme Borreliosis Based upon an Analysis of 100 Patients
ByCanLyme January 9, 2020July 27, 2020
Abstract Many late-stage chronic Lyme disease clinical findings are neuropsychiatric. A total clinical assessment is critical in diagnosis, especially since controversy surrounds the reliability of laboratory testing. The clinical findings of one hundred Lyme disease patients with chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms were entered into a database. The prevalence of each clinical finding pre-infection and post-infection was…
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Justin Bieber reveals he’s battling Lyme disease
ByCanLyme January 8, 2020July 27, 2020
(CNN)Justin Bieber has revealed he was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, an infection caused by bacteria commonly carried by ticks.Bieber, 25, shared the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday.”While a lot of people kept saying Justin Bieber looks like s***, on meth etc. they failed to realize I’ve been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, not only that…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research
Lyme disease in children: Data from the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program
ByCanLyme January 4, 2020July 27, 2020
Online November 30th, 2019 Abstract BACKGROUND: Lyme disease (LD) is an infectious disease that is emerging in eastern and central Canada associated with the spread of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis. National surveillance shows that children are an at-risk age group. OBJECTIVES: To study the epidemiology of LD in Canadian children using the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP) to better…
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‘No one wanted to touch it’: Why a Lyme disease vaccine has been so elusive
ByCanLyme December 17, 2019July 27, 2020
Cassandra Willyard December 16th, 2019 …”If the new vaccine does make it to market, will it fare any better than LYMErix? According to >Gregory Poland, co-director of the Vaccine Research Group at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, who has given scientific advice to Valneva, that’s “a multi-million dollar question.” One factor that led to LYMErix’s demise…
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Dr. Neil Spector presents new research on diagnostics and treatment
ByCanLyme December 16, 2019July 27, 2020
November 18th, 2019 Dr. Neil Spector, a world famous cancer researcher who contracted Lyme disease, gives an amazing presentation of potential new diagnostics and treatments for Lyme borreliosis and other infections. He is grateful for the support of the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation. Watch full presentation
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) in the Treatment of Lyme Disease and Babesiosis: Report of Experience in Three Cases
ByCanLyme December 13, 2019July 27, 2020
Abstract Three patients, each of whom had required intensive open-ended antimicrobial therapy for control of the symptoms of chronic relapsing neurological Lyme disease and relapsing babesiosis, were able to discontinue treatment and remain clinically well for periods of observation of 6–23 months following the completion of a finite course of treatment solely with disulfiram….
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Turkey tick news: A molecular investigation into the presence of tick-borne pathogens in host-seeking ticks in Anatolia; Initial evidence of putative vectors and pathogens, and footsteps of a secretly rising vector tick, Haemaphysalis parva.

Prevalence of Infection and Co-Infection and Presence of Rickettsial Endosymbionts in Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Connecticut, USA.

Chronic Lyme Disease: An Evidence-Based Definition by the ILADS Working Group

Talking Ticks and Lyme Disease Testing with Dr. Vett Lloyd

The Long-Term Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi Antigens and DNA in the Tissues of a Patient with Lyme Disease

Lyme Neuroborreliosis in a Patient with Breast Cancer: MRI and PET/CT Findings.

Knowledge and Knowledge Needs about Lyme Disease among Occupational and Recreational Users of the Outdoors.

First report of Lyme borreliosis leading to cardiac bradydysrhythmia in two cats.

Bieber’s Lyme disease shines light on issues surrounding complicated illness

A Clinical Diagnostic System for Late-Stage Neuropsychiatric Lyme Borreliosis Based upon an Analysis of 100 Patients

Justin Bieber reveals he’s battling Lyme disease

Lyme disease in children: Data from the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program

‘No one wanted to touch it’: Why a Lyme disease vaccine has been so elusive

Dr. Neil Spector presents new research on diagnostics and treatment

Disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) in the Treatment of Lyme Disease and Babesiosis: Report of Experience in Three Cases

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