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Detection of human bacterial pathogens in ticks collected from Louisiana black bears (Ursus americanus luteolus).
ByCanLyme March 16, 2013April 21, 2023

Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2013 Apr;4(3):191-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.12.002. Epub 2013 Feb 15. Leydet BF Jr, Liang FT. Source Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Electronic address: bleyde1 [at] tigers [dot] lsu [dot] edu. Abstract There are 4 major human-biting tick species in the northeastern United States,…

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NY Mets great and Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver feeling better, winning his battle with Lyme disease
ByCanLyme March 15, 2013April 21, 2023

It’s been a living hell of uncertainty, confusion, depression and downright fear. The Mets’ ‘Franchise,’ author of 311 career victories was not himself for the past year or so, but is slowly regaining his championship form after diagnosis. Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/madden-tom-nearing-terrific-day-mets-legend-winning-battle-lyme-disease-article-1.1289293#ixzz2Nfe3yZl8

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Tick-Borne Disease: A Public Health Crisis (Senators, Patients and Physicians speak)
ByCanLyme March 12, 2013April 21, 2023

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

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Virginia passes law forcing physicians to disclose the limitations of tests
ByCanLyme March 3, 2013April 21, 2023

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…

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State works with patient groups and experts to combat Lyme disease – Massachusetts
ByCanLyme March 3, 2013April 21, 2023

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….

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New tick-borne bacteria found in Shasta County [California]
ByCanLyme February 21, 2013April 21, 2023

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…

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Lyme disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and inflamation – the relationship
ByCanLyme January 28, 2013April 21, 2023

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…

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Scientists find new tick-borne disease [Borrelia miyamotoi]
ByCanLyme January 18, 2013April 21, 2023

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…

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International News | Lyme Controversy

Government agency is delaying report on [Lyme] disease, treatments
ByCanLyme December 31, 2012April 21, 2023

Sturbridge activist seeks release of Lyme disease report STURBRIDGE [Massachusetts] – A Lyme disease activist and sufferer claims two high-ranking state Department of Public Health officials are stalling the release of a report that could shed more light on the disease. Patricia A. McCleary of Sturbridge said state epidemiologist Dr. Al DeMaria and state veterinarian…

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Prevent Lyme Disease with Showers and Fences [Yale study]
ByCanLyme December 6, 2012April 21, 2023

Infection can cause complications if not treat early, but research suggests you can prevent Lyme disease with some simple tactics. RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA–In the Northeastern United States, the place where you’re most likely to be bitten by a tick carrying Lyme disease is not in the woods, but in your own backyard. Fortunately, research…

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Off-the-Charts Anxiety: Is a Tick Bite Making You Nuts?
ByCanLyme December 6, 2012April 21, 2023

Tick-borne infections aren’t just causing sore joints and swollen knees. Some cause psychiatric symptoms that often go untreated, some experts say. “…tick-borne infections could actually trigger panic attacks and other psychiatric disorders in some people. “After treating thousands of patients with tick-borne disease in the past 20 years, it appears psychiatric symptoms are more commonly…

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There will likely never be a Lyme vaccine says researcher Alan Barbour.
ByCanLyme December 4, 2012April 21, 2023

Why some strains of Lyme disease bacteria are common and others are not Findings could lead to novel strategy to control disease New clues about the bacteria that cause Lyme disease could lead to a novel strategy to reduce infections, according to a study to be published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the…

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Humans Infected with Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi, Russia
ByCanLyme December 3, 2012April 21, 2023

Abstract Borrelia miyamotoi is distantly related to B. burgdorferi and transmitted by the same hard-body tick species. We report 46 cases of B. miyamotoi infection in humans and compare the frequency and clinical manifestations of this infection with those caused by B. garinii and B. burgdorferi infection. All 46 patients lived in Russia and had…

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Lyme disease counting is uncertain, imprecise [US CDC agrees it is underreported]
ByCanLyme November 18, 2012April 21, 2023

Cases soar in the Northeast; CDC admits undercounting but declines ‘epidemic’ label New York state – the veritable epicenter of tick-borne diseases in America – counted 23,600 cases of Lyme disease from 2009 to 2011. When the federal government posted the state’s numbers, however, only 13,500 were listed. Those lost cases help explain why Lyme…

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Tuskegee Part 2 – Lyme disease – A far larger fraud?
ByCanLyme November 17, 2012April 21, 2023

The Tuskgegee experiment that started in the 1930’s ruined over 600 people’s lives who had syphilis, a spirochetal infection like Lyme disease who unknowlingly had antibiotics withheld from them by being given placebos. “The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, cited as “arguably the most infamous biomedical research study in U.S. history,” ” Here in this speech, Lyme disease is said…

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International News

Detection of human bacterial pathogens in ticks collected from Louisiana black bears (Ursus americanus luteolus).

NY Mets great and Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver feeling better, winning his battle with Lyme disease

Tick-Borne Disease: A Public Health Crisis (Senators, Patients and Physicians speak)

Virginia passes law forcing physicians to disclose the limitations of tests

State works with patient groups and experts to combat Lyme disease – Massachusetts

New tick-borne bacteria found in Shasta County [California]

Lyme disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and inflamation – the relationship

Scientists find new tick-borne disease [Borrelia miyamotoi]

Government agency is delaying report on [Lyme] disease, treatments

Prevent Lyme Disease with Showers and Fences [Yale study]

Off-the-Charts Anxiety: Is a Tick Bite Making You Nuts?

There will likely never be a Lyme vaccine says researcher Alan Barbour.

Humans Infected with Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi, Russia

Lyme disease counting is uncertain, imprecise [US CDC agrees it is underreported]

Tuskegee Part 2 – Lyme disease – A far larger fraud?

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