Welcome back! Season 2 of the Looking at Lyme podcast starts now. Dr. Theoharides has been on the leading edge... View Article
September 2020 The MHC class II antigen processing and presentation pathway has evolved to derive short amino acid peptides from... View Article
[CanLyme Note: As new research unfolds we are discovering that borrelia other than Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) are pathogenic to humans. Much research... View Article
Abstract Mass spectrometry enhanced by nanotechnology can achieve previously unattainable sensitivity for characterizing urinary pathogen-derived peptides. We utilized mass spectrometry... View Article
Abstract Lyme disease-causing Borrelia burgdorferi has been reported in 10–19% of Ixodes ticks from Alberta, Canada, where the tick vector Ixodes scapularis is at the northwestern... View Article
Abstract Serological diagnosis of Lyme disease suffers from considerable limitations. Yet, the technique cannot currently be replaced by direct detection... View Article
Oct. 2020 PLOS PATHOGENS Abstract Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease pathogen causes persistent infection by evading the host immune response.... View Article
“In this episode Sarah talks research, Canadian research that is, with Dr. Melanie Wills. She is the Director of the... View Article
“The system of scientific communication appears to be more fragile than was once believed.” Decisions made by individuals with particular... View Article
[CanLyme Note: In Canada the percentage of people who have a rash with Lyme disease is much lower than stated. This... View Article
Third-year Philosophy, Politics, and Economics student Michael Nolan spent his summer researching a new area of study for him —... View Article
The McMaster Midwifery Research Centre is recruiting people initially to complete an online survey if they have had at least... View Article
Abstract To identify potential vaccine candidates against Ixodes ricinus and tick-borne pathogen transmission, we have previously sequenced the salivary gland transcriptomes of... View Article
Abstract Lyme disease is a vector-borne illness caused by Borrelia spp. bacterium spread by ticks to humans and other mammals. Despite being... View Article
First published: 22 July 2020 Abstract Schoolyards and suburban parks are two environments where active tick surveillance may inform... View Article
Abstract Objective: We aimed to describe the experiences of Canadians who seek diagnosis and treatment for Lyme disease outside... View Article