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Emerging incidence of Lyme borreliosis, babesiosis, bartonellosis, and granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Australia

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Int J Gen Med. 2011; 4: 845–852. Published online 2011 December 16. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S27336 Abstract   Background Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease (LD), and Babesia, Bartonella, and Ehrlichia species (spp.) are recognized tick-borne pathogens in humans worldwide. Using serology and molecular testing, the incidence of these pathogens was investigated in symptomatic patients…

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Ticks carrying Lyme disease on the rise in N.B.

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A rise in the number of ticks carrying Lyme disease in southeastern New Brunswick has biologists looking for samples. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection often transmitted by an infected tick and causing muscle pain, heart palpitations and nerve damage. Dr. Vett Lloyd says the provincial norm is for 10 to 15 per cent of…

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Emerging Infectious Determinants of Chronic Diseases

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Evidence now confirms that noncommunicable chronic diseases can stem from infectious agents. Furthermore, at least 13 of 39 recently described infectious agents induce chronic syndromes. Identifying the relationships can affect health across populations, creating opportunities to reduce the impact of chronic disease by preventing or treating infection. As the concept is progressively accepted, advances in…

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Antibiotic retreatment of Lyme disease in patients with persistent symptoms: A biostatistical review of randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trials.

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Delong AK, Blossom B, Maloney EL, Phillips SE. Source Center for Statistical Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is caused by the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Long-term persistent illness following antibiotic treatment is not uncommon, particularly when treatment is delayed. Current treatment guidelines for persistent disease…

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Winnipeg Free Press: Lyme disease may lurk in your own backyard

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Bite from deer tick a health nightmare By: W. Gifford-Jones / The Doctor Game Do you believe you must be in an infected area to get Lyme disease? If you do, think again. A 10-year study reports you can catch this malady in your own backyard. And since spring and fall are prime times for…

Research such as this from Switzerland must be done region by region in North America

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Globally, 34.2% of ticks were infected with at least one pathogen. The diversity of tick-borne pathogens detected in I. ricinus in this study and the frequency of co-infections underline the need to take them seriously into consideration when evaluating the risks of infection following a tick bite. Read more

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Eva Sapi, Ph.D discusses her extensive Lyme disease research

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This video is a 10 minute clip, part of a 70 minute interview with Dr. Sapi from the University of New Haven. She is credited with being the first researcher to demonstrate that Lyme spirochetes can actually create their own complex biofilm community to survive indefinitely within their hosts; both human and animal. [Eva is…

Canadian magazine wins international award for article on Lyme disease.
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Canadian magazine wins international award for article on Lyme disease.

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International journalists have selected a Better Farming magazine story by Mary Baxter, about Lyme Disease, as last year’s best story by BETTER FARMING STAFF Better Farming field editor Mary Baxter is this year’s recipient of a top international agricultural journalism award. Earlier this week, Baxter’s article, “Lyme disease: the painful and hard-to-diagnose condition,” which ran…

GlaxoSmithKline Sued Over Lyme Disease Vaccine

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16 Aug, 2012 17:35 CET GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been hit with a dangerous drug lawsuit that alleges its Lyme disease vaccine LYMERix caused patients to develop arthritis. The dangerous drug lawsuit claims that plaintiffs who were vaccinated with the medication in the 1990s were later diagnosed with post-Lyme disease treatment syndrome or treatment resistant Lyme…

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REASONS WHY A SERONEGATIVE TEST RESULT MIGHT OCCUR

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Recent infection before immune response Only strain B31 of Borrelia burgdorferi as basis of test, many strains/species missed Antibodies are in immune complexes Spirochete encapsulated by host tissue (i.e.: lymphocytic cell walls) Spirochete is deep in host tissue Blebs in body fluid, no whole organisms needed for PCR No spirochetes in body fluid on day…

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Chronic Lyme Patients Get Political Victory: New Book by Top Infectious Disease Doctor Supports Long Term Antibiotic Treatment

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Chronic Lyme Patients Get Political Victory: New Book by Top Infectious Disease Doctor Supports Long Term Antibiotic Treatment “Chronic Lyme disease does exist,” says Burton A. Waisbren Sr. MD, FACP, FIDSA, in his new book, “Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease: Fifty-One Case Reports and Essays in Their Regard.” The book, released in January, 2012, adds…

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Single or double dose prophylactic treatment for Lyme borreliosis has unacceptable failure rate

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Protective value of prophylactic antibiotic treatment of tick bite for Lyme disease prevention: An animal model [one or two pills…who are you going to risk it on?] Joseph Piesman, Andrias Hojgaard, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA Received 29…

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Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Powassan Virus Strains Infecting Ixodes scapularis in Connecticut.

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Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print] Anderson JF, Armstrong PM. Source Department of Entomology and Center for Vector Biology and Zoonotic Diseases, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut. Abstract A total of 30 Powassan virus (POWV) isolates from   Ixodes scapularis collected from Bridgeport and North Branford, CT…

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Invisibly iIl – A sneak preview of the documentary out of Australia

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To help raise awareness and education on the impact of stealth pathogens and the role they play in various chronic illnesses, Bec is currently writing, directing and producing a series of self-funded educational documentaries entitled Invisibly Ill. Watch sneak preview