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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato-infected Ixodes ricinus collected from vegetation near the Arctic Circle

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Volume 6, Issue 6, September 2015, Pages 768–773 Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases Abstract   This is the first study to determine the density of questing Ixodes ricinus in northern Norway. It was performed at two sites in Brønnøy, which has been known for its tick permissive habitats for decades and is one of the northernmost…

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Nova Scotia: Shelburne-area family recounts struggle with Lyme disease

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SHELBURNE  – People hear about Lyme disease protection every year, about how to avoid a tick bite and the signs that one should watch out for.  But what happens when Lyme disease is contracted? One teenager in Shelburne County struggled for a year with the disease and in some ways continues to struggle. When Hannah…

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CanLyme director responds to Canadian Medical Association Journal commentary.

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Counter Points —  Robert G. Murray, Director, CanLyme.com The commentary from Dr. Dan Gregson et al. signals that there will be no change in the medical community in the treatment of Lyme disease and attitudes around it despite all the hopes of the public and politicians after the passage of Bill C-442. The Canadian testing…

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Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis from a Newly Established Lyme Disease Endemic Area, the Thousand Islands Region of Ontario, Canada.

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ProHealth – Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. (2015 Sep 22). [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are vectors for several important human diseases, including Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), and human babesiosis, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Babesia microti, respectively. The continued northward range expansion of blacklegged ticks and associated…

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London, England: Health warning after ‘Lyme disease ticks’ are found in Richmond Park

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Thursday, September 24th, 2015 Ticks carrying the debilitating Lyme disease have been found in London’s Richmond Park, according to university scientists. Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine warned visitors to exercise caution in order to avoid contracting the bacterial infection, which can be passed on to humans via bites from the…

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Survey of Ixodes pacificus Ticks in California Reveals a Diversity of Microorganisms and a Novel and Widespread Anaplasmataceae Species.

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Sept. 16, 2015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135828 Eshoo MW, Carolan HE, Massire C, Chou DM, Crowder CD, Rounds MA, et al. Abstract Ixodes pacificus ticks can harbor a wide range of human and animal pathogens. To survey the prevalence of tick-borne known and putative pathogens, we tested 982 individual adult and nymphal I. pacificus ticks collected throughout…

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Response to Canadian Medical Association Journal Lyme practice scenario

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Re: Decisions; A 35-year-old man with a positive Lyme test result from a private laboratory Debra L. Fraleigh, Co-founder Ontario Lyme Alliance This fictional practice case scenario needs to have some modicum of realism if it is intended to be useful to inform diagnostic and treatment decisions. The patient, who believes he could have Lyme…

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Identification of Additional Anti-Persister Activity against Borrelia burgdorferi from an FDA Drug Library

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Sept, 2015 Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA Abstract   Lyme disease is a leading vector-borne disease in the United States. Although the majority of Lyme patients can be cured with standard 2–4 week antibiotic treatment, 10%–20% of patients continue to suffer from…

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United States : Lyme Disease Association Offers Lyme Conference Scholarships for Medical Students

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WALL, N.J., Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) announces availability of scholarships for its annual conference, Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases: Science Bridging the Gap, Warwick, Rhode Island, November 14-15. Jointly provided by Columbia University, it is designed for doctors and researchers who can receive CMEs for attendance.  Registration is also…

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Canada: President’s Newsbrief – Ontario College of Family Physicians

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[CanLyme Note: CanLyme is pleased to see the Ontario of College of Family Physicians is raising awareness about Lyme disease and that they recognize the difficulties of both diagnostics and treatment. There remains considerable work to do to build an infrastructure for both physicians and patients so that this rapidly expanding disease can be appropriately…

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United Kingdom: Phil Wilson MP: Spreading the word about Lyme [now a pandemic globally]

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Tuesday – 15 September 2015 AS an MP, I am continuously learning. Every week constituents come to me with a range of problems, some of which I am know about, others, however, are completely new to me. Recently, a constituent came to me about her daughter who suffered from Lyme disease. I will be honest:…

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Ontario Lyme Alliance responds to article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that missed the mark.

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Re: Lyme disease: How reliable are serologic results? see also https://canlyme.com/?p=7245 Debra L. Fraleigh, Co-founder Ontario Lyme Alliance A thorough examination of the full text of the Fallon study (1), referenced by Gregson et al, demonstrates that for thirty-seven Lyme patients (all of whom met historical clinical AND laboratory criteria for LD) archived sera from fewer…

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N.L. woman who beat Lyme disease now researching illness in U.S.

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Krista Hewlett forced to quit medical school due to condition   A Newfoundland woman who battled Lyme disease for four years is now on the cutting edge of researching the condition in the United States. Krista Hewlett is currently a research associate at a clinic in Connecticut doing integrated medical treatment of Lyme disease. But…

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Forbes: Lyme Deaths From Heart Inflammation Likely Worse Than We Thought

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September 4th, 2015 Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections are skyrocketing. In western Pennsylvania, where I work, Lyme increased 25% just between 2013 and 2014, with Butler County having 412 cases and Allegheny County chalking up a record 822 cases last year. And where I vacation, in Maine, the rate of Lyme in 2014 was…

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Tertiary Treponematosis – Lyme Disease, Syphilis, gum disease

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Herbert B. Allen*, Maria Hannaway and Suresh Joshi Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research Abstract With recent findings in arthritis and dementia, it has become apparent that Lyme treponemes and oral treponemes have tertiary clinical findings similar to tertiary syphilis. The primary findings are in the skin or mucous membranes with syphilis demonstrating a…