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Tick-Borne Disease: A Public Health Crisis (Senators, Patients and Physicians speak)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, TBDA and Weill Cornell Medical College Host NYC Forum on Silent Epidemic of Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases. View video of live forum
A simple method for the detection of live Borrelia spirochaetes in human blood using classical microscopy techniques
Abstract We have developed a simple method for the detection of live spirochaete stages in blood of patients where chronic borreliosis is suspected. Classic techniques involving phase-contrast and fluorescence microscopy are used. The method is also quite sensitive for detecting other bacteria, protists, fungi and other organisms present in blood samples. It is also useful…
The Many Faces of Solitary and Multiple Erythema Migrans
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1549 Abstract: Case definitions for European Lyme disease have been published. However, multiple erythema migrans may pose a diagnostic challenge. Therefore, we retrospectively reviewed the clinical and serological findings and response to therapy in a cohort of consecutive 54 patients with PCR-confirmed erythema migrans, referred to a university dermatology clinic. The proportion of patients…
Virginia passes law forcing physicians to disclose the limitations of tests
Va. now must disclose the flaws in Lyme disease testing Tuesday, February 26, 2013 BY MARKUS SCHMIDT Richmond Times-Dispatch Lyme disease is one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the United States, but despite testing, many patients are not aware that they are infected until it is too late. New legislation passed by Virginia’s General…
State works with patient groups and experts to combat Lyme disease – Massachusetts
A report issued by the Special Commission to Conduct and Investigation of the Incidence and Impacts of Lyme disease EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In accordance with Section 181 of Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2011, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts established the Special Commission to Conduct an Investigation and Study the Incidence and Impact of Lyme Disease….
New tick-borne bacteria found in Shasta County [California]
Black-legged ticks are already notorious bad guys known for spreading Lyme disease. Now the nasty little creatures are making people sick by spreading a new and little-known bacteria similar to the germ that causes Lyme disease. There have been no reports of north state residents being sickened by the tick’s bite, even though the Borrelia…
Lyme disease treatment stopped suddenly
Patient says her privacy breached An Emerson woman is raising privacy concerns after she said her doctor was ordered by a rural regional health authority to stop treating her with intravenous antibiotics for Lyme disease. Elizabeth Wood, who contracted the disease in the late 1980s and still suffers from its effects, said her Altona doctor…
Ability to cause erythema migrans differs between Borrelia
Authors: Tijsse-Klasen E, Pandak N, Hengeveld P, Takumi K, Koopmans MP and Sprong H Citation: Parasit Vectors 2013(Jan); 6(1): 23. “Conclusion This indicates that only a small subset of B. burgdorferi sl carried by ticks in the wild actually cause EM. Other genotypes either may be apathogenic for humans or may cause Lyme borreliosis without…
Lyme disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and inflamation – the relationship
For several years now it has been known that spirochetal bacteria have been identified in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients and that inflamation plays a significant role. Infectious organisims have long been thought to be a cause or trigger of Alzheimer’s disease, and Borrelia have been implicated along with other spirochetal bacteria. Here is a quote…
Investigation of Genotypes of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected during Surveillance in Canada
Ogden, et al Abstract The genetic diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the agent of Lyme disease in North America, has consequences for the performance of serological diagnostic tests and disease severity. To investigate B. burgdorferi diversity in Canada, where Lyme disease is emerging, bacterial DNA in 309 infected adult Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in…
The Public Health Laboratory of Quebec reports new cases of Lyme disease and bartonella
New cases of Lyme disease and bartonella have been reported for the 17 month period July, 2011, to November, 2012. These cases are only those that passed the narrow 2 tier lab protocol that is not capable of detected all known human pathogenic strains/species of the Lyme disease (a borreliosis). This number will represent a serious under-reporting…
Nombre de cas de certains agents infectieux identifiés a au Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec
Nombre de cas de certains agents infectieux identifiés a au Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec (LSPQ) par mois de réception des souches ou spécimens, Québec, juillet 2011 à novembre 2012. maladie de Lyme = 63, bartonella = 168 voir le tableau 1, page 5
Scientists find new tick-borne disease [Borrelia miyamotoi]
N Engl J Med 2013; 368:291-293January 17, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1215469 To the Editor: Borrelia miyamotoi, a spirochete that is genetically related to the species of borrelia that cause relapsing fever, has been detected in all tick species that are vectors of Lyme disease.1,2 It was detected in Ixodes scapularis ticks from Connecticut in 2001 and subsequently…