ABSTRACT Twenty-eight Borrelia burgdorferi isolates from the Charleston, S.C., area are described. This represents the first report and characterization of the Lyme... View Article
Abstract Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (HGA) is an infection caused by the intracellular bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum. As a tick-borne disease, the public health... View Article
By Pamela Weintraub “Many physicians who treat tick-borne diseases now combine conventional medicine with gentler integrative strategies — and more... View Article
Work on genetically modified pigs might provide a solution to the strange illness “Kristina Carlson didn’t think much about the... View Article
March 7, 2022 Abstract Assay sensitivity can be a limiting factor in the use of PCR as a tool for... View Article
March 2022 Abstract We report a case of a 79-year-old male presenting to a South Bronx hospital with complaints of... View Article
Insects are emerging as the weather warms up and tick season has arrived March 25th, 2022 Now that warmer weather... View Article
“From the outside, twenty-eight-year-old Jason Bailey from Ontario seemed to have it made. Born in Brampton, he moved with his... View Article
Abstract Cat scratch disease (CSD) infrequently mimics malignancy. We reviewed 11 such cases at MD Anderson Cancer Center and an... View Article
Abstract Tick-borne pathogens cause infectious diseases that inflict much societal and financial hardship worldwide. Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, are primary vectors... View Article
Quote from Discussion section of paper: “Given that LD is often labeled a “contested illness,” TTS respondents who may be... View Article
Abstract Lyme disease (LD) and relapsing fevers (RF) are vector-borne diseases caused by bacteria of the Borrelia genus. Here, we... View Article
Abstract Bartonellosis is caused by a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium with a zoonotic transmission. The disease, caused by any of several... View Article
June 8th 2021 “The (symptoms) affected every system in my body, pretty much,” said Lugar, who was experiencing vision, hearing,... View Article
“Since inception, the primary goal of the tick program has been to collect and test blacklegged ticks because of the... View Article
“It’s a good time to not just check yourself for ticks, but your furry companions too. A Penticton couple knew... View Article