ILADS 2012 Boston Lyme Disease Conference
The Thirteenth Annual ILADS professional conference is focused on evidence-based medicine as it relates to Lyme disease and other tick- borne illnesses. More Info
For Physicians
Lyme disease on the increase in Ontario, Canada
CBC TV Ottawa … Lyme disease ticks likely breeding in Ottawa Ticks carrying Lyme disease are likely breeding in Ottawa, leading to an increase in reported cases, according to a doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). Lyme disease is a bacterial infection often transmitted by an infected tick and causing muscle pain,…
Another tick borne disease to guard against. [already in Canada]
Despite its many delights, summer also brings its fair share of pestilence. One, called babesiosis, has only recently been widely recognized as a potentially serious outdoor hazard. According to a very detailed study conducted on Block Island, R.I., it could eventually rival Lyme disease as the most common tick-borne ailment in the United States. But…
Critical Needs and Gaps in Understanding Prevention, Amelioration, and Resolution of Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases
Committee on Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases: The State of the Science; Institute of Medicine
Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolic Rate in Persistent Lyme Encephalopathy
There is controversy regarding whether objective neurobiological abnormalities exist after intensive antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease.
A Twist On Lyme: The Challenge of Diagnosing European Lyme Neuroborreliosis
Lyme neuroborreliosis is a tick-borne illness with central and peripheral nervous system manifestations. Clinical features and methods for accurate diagnosis differ across world regions owing to different causative Borrelia species. The importance of these distinctions is highlighted by a 12 year old Canadian girl who acquired Lyme neuroborreliosis in Europe.
Lyme by far most common cause of pediatric meningitis & has distinctive characteristics
Lyme meningitis, the major cause of childhood meningitis in an endemic area: A population based study
Spirochetes observed in the brain in more than 90% of Alzheimer disease cases.
Alzheimer’s disease – a neurospirochetosis. Analysis of the evidence following Koch’s and Hill’s criteria
Improved Clinical Sensitivity for Detection of Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi
Improved Clinical Sensitivity for Detection of Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi by Western Blots Prepared from a Mixture of Two Strains of B. burgdorferi, 297 and B31, and Interpreted by In-house Criteria
Antibiotic susceptibility of different morphological forms of Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.
Although antibiotic therapy is usually effective early in the disease, relapse may occur when
administration of antibiotics is discontinued.
Biology and neuropathology of dementia in syphilis and Lyme disease
It has long been known that Treponema pallidum, subspecies pallidum can in late stages of neurosyphilis cause dementia, cortical atrophy, and amyloid deposi- tion. The occurrence of dementia, including subacute presenile dementia, was also reported in association with Lyme disease caused by another spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi.
The Need for Clinical Judgment in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease
Clinical practice guidelines are increasing in number. Unfortunately, when scientific evidence is uncertain, limited, or evolving, as is often the case, conflict often arises between guideline committees and practicing physicians, who bear the direct responsibility for the care of individual patients.
Predicting the speed of tick invasion [Canada]
According to federal government researchers, by the year 2020 80% of Canadians will live in Lyme endemic areas.
Study supports chronic Lyme
The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, is an extracellular microbe that causes persistent infection despite the development of strong immune responses against the bacterium.
The Klempner Article
The recent article in the NEJM, “Two Controlled Trials of Antibiotic Treatment in Patients with Persistent Symptoms and a History of Lyme Disease,” by Klempner, et. al., provides some interesting data, but the proper interpretation of this data is of little relevance to both clinical practice and guidelines related to chronic Lyme disease.
Insurers hit on Lyme disease
Alan Stone of Chelmsford, who suffers from Lyme disease along with his daughter Angela, 14, says insurance companies are afraid of the high expenses that can come from long-term treatments.