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Three Sudden Cardiac Deaths Associated with Lyme Carditis – United States, November 2012–July 2013
ByCanLyme Team December 13, 2013April 21, 2023
December 13, 2013 / 62(49);993-996 Lyme disease* is a multisystem illness caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete transmitted by certain species of Ixodes ticks. Approximately 30,000 confirmed and probable cases of Lyme disease were reported in the United States in 2012, primarily from high-incidence states in the Northeast (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,…
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Miscellaneous | Press Releases | Research | Voices on Lyme
Press release – Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation donates $304,000 to further Lyme Disease research, announces ongoing venture grant policy
ByCanLyme Team December 11, 2013April 21, 2023
Dec 11th, 2013 The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, a registered charitable organization, is pleased to announce that it has made a donation of $304,000 to the G Magnotta Foundation for Vector Borne Diseases, Ontario, Canada. The donation will be used primarily for a human tissue research program being developed in conjunction with the Humber River…
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Lyme in quebec | Medical Publications | Research
Poleward Expansion of the White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) under Climate Change: Implications for the Spread of Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team November 26, 2013April 21, 2023
Emilie Roy-Dufresne, Affiliations: Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Travis Logan, Affiliation: Ouranos Consortium, Montreal, Canada Julie A. Simon, Affiliation: Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Gail L. Chmura, Affiliation: Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Virginie Millien, Affiliation: Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada E-mail: virginie [dot] millien [at] mcgill [dot] ca Published: Nov 18, 2013 DOI:…
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CanLyme Venture Grants Policy
ByCanLyme Team November 16, 2013July 10, 2024
This policy is out of date. Please reference our newest Venture Grants policy. POSTED NOVEMBER 16, 2013 BY CANLYME UPDATED January, 2022 The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation Venture Grants Program supports research on Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases. The Foundation’s goal is to increase knowledge and understanding of borrelioses in Canada, and to support high quality…
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Lyme bacteria show that evolvability is evolvable
ByCanLyme Team November 15, 2013April 21, 2023
Natural selection favours those with a greater capacity to generate genetic variation. Hannah Hoag 14 November 2013 Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, is skilled at evading the immune responses of its animal hosts. STEM JEMS/SPL Some gamblers succeed by spiriting cards up their sleeves, giving them a wider range of hands to play….
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Persistence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete
ByCanLyme Team November 1, 2013April 21, 2023
Many thanks to researcher John D. Scott of the Lyme Disease Association of Ontario for providing this valuable and comprehensive list. The following references for persistence of Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) are listed alphabetically and then chronologically for the author of more than one publication: Aalto A, Sjowall J, Davidsson L, Forsberg P, Smedby O….
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Babesia: A Rare Cause of Posttransfusion Hemolytic Anemia
ByCanLyme Team October 27, 2013April 21, 2023
Kathman D, Nesanelis D, Fitzgibbons C. Chest, 2013 Oct 1; 144 (4_MeetingAbstracts): 197A. *Abstract*https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.1700928 <https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.1700928>*SESSION TITLE:* Infectious Disease Cases II*SESSION TYPE:* Affiliate Case Report Slide*PRESENTED ON:* Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 01:15 PM – 02:45 PM *INTRODUCTION:* We report a case of post-transfusion Babesia infection masquerading as autoimmune hemolytic anemia. *CASE PRESENTATION:* A…
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The Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi induces inflammation and apoptosis in cells from dorsal root ganglia
ByCanLyme Team October 25, 2013April 21, 2023
Geeta Ramesh1, Lenay Santana-Gould3, Fiona M Inglis2, John D England3 and Mario T Philipp1* Background Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB), caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, affects both the peripheral and the central nervous systems. Radiculitis or nerve root inflammation, which can cause pain, sensory loss, and weakness, is the most common manifestation of peripheral LNB in humans. We previously reported that…
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Borrelia chilensis, a new member of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex that extends the range of this genospecies in the Southern Hemisphere
ByCanLyme Team October 25, 2013April 21, 2023
Larisa B. Ivanova,Alexandra Tomova,Daniel González-Acuña,Roberto Murúa,Claudia X. Moreno,Claudio Hernández,Javier Cabello,Carlos Cabello,Thomas J. Daniels,Henry P. Godfrey,Felipe C. Cabello Summary Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks, is the causative agent of Lyme disease. Although Ixodes spp. ticks are distributed in both Northern and Southern Hemispheres, evidence for the presence of B. burgdorferi s.l….
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The Global Search for Education: More Research – Ticks, Lyme disease, Monica Embers discusses animal model research.
ByCanLyme Team October 23, 2013April 21, 2023
C.M. Rubin The take home for me from Katie Couric’s recent report on Lyme disease is that there are still too many unanswered questions. We need more research to understand Lyme, which affects 300,000 victims each year because we don’t have answers. We do know the term “chronic Lyme” is a conversation stopper in some…
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Medical Publications | Research
Urinary Bladder Detrusor Dysfunction Symptoms in Lyme
ByCanLyme Team October 23, 2013April 21, 2023
Basant K. Puri,1 Mussadiq Shah,2 Peter O. Julu,1,2,3 Michele C. Kingston,2 and Jean A. Monro2 1Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK. 2Department of Neuroscience, Breakspear Medical Group, Hemel Hempstead, UK. 3National Rett Center, Frösön, Sweden. Abstract Purpose Symptoms of urinary bladder detrusor dysfunction have been rarely reported in Lyme disease. The aim was…
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Fecal Transplant, Now in Pill Form [C. difficile is often touted as the reason to withold anitibiotics in Lyme patients, now perhaps that low risk approaches zero]
ByCanLyme Team October 3, 2013April 21, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO — Gel caps containing concentrated fecal microbes stopped recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and were well-tolerated by recipients, researchers reported here. Among patients with more than three episodes of recurrent C. difficile infection who could not tolerate jejunal catheter or suffered anal incontinence, a single dose of an oral suspension of fecal microbes delivered through several dozen 0.47…
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The Open Neurology Journal – Lyme Disease Compendium
ByCanLyme Team September 24, 2013April 21, 2023
Read many peer reviewed published articles/papers on Lyme Disease. Read articles here
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A phylogenomic and molecular signature based approach for characterization of the phylum Spirochaetes and its major clades: proposal for a taxonomic revision of the phylum
ByCanLyme Team September 18, 2013April 21, 2023
The Spirochaetes species cause many important diseases including syphilis and Lyme disease. Except for their containing a distinctive endoflagella, no other molecular or biochemical characteristics are presently known that are specific for either all Spirochaetes or its different families. We report detailed comparative and phylogenomic analyses of protein sequences from Spirochaetes genomes to understand their…
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Lyme in BC | Medical Publications | Research | Voices on Lyme
Small but deadly
ByCanLyme Team September 17, 2013April 21, 2023
CBC radio’s, On The Island,with Gregor Craigie British Columbia, Sept.17th, 2013 The number of ticks and the number of people getting sick from ticks is on the rise. We hear more from. We speak to a graduate student who studies the relationship between ticks and humans. Listen to the podcast. Send feedback to https://www.cbc.ca/ontheisland/contact/
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Three Sudden Cardiac Deaths Associated with Lyme Carditis – United States, November 2012–July 2013

Press release – Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation donates $304,000 to further Lyme Disease research, announces ongoing venture grant policy

Poleward Expansion of the White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) under Climate Change: Implications for the Spread of Lyme Disease

CanLyme Venture Grants Policy

Lyme bacteria show that evolvability is evolvable

Persistence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete

Babesia: A Rare Cause of Posttransfusion Hemolytic Anemia

The Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi induces inflammation and apoptosis in cells from dorsal root ganglia

Borrelia chilensis, a new member of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex that extends the range of this genospecies in the Southern Hemisphere

The Global Search for Education: More Research – Ticks, Lyme disease, Monica Embers discusses animal model research.

Urinary Bladder Detrusor Dysfunction Symptoms in Lyme

Fecal Transplant, Now in Pill Form [C. difficile is often touted as the reason to withold anitibiotics in Lyme patients, now perhaps that low risk approaches zero]

The Open Neurology Journal – Lyme Disease Compendium

A phylogenomic and molecular signature based approach for characterization of the phylum Spirochaetes and its major clades: proposal for a taxonomic revision of the phylum

Small but deadly

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