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Chromosome Sequence of Borrelia miyamotoi, an Uncultivable Tick-Borne Agent of Human Infection.
ByCanLyme Team September 15, 2013April 21, 2023
Hue F, Ghalyanchi Langeroudi A, Barbour AG.Genome Announcements. 2013 Sep 12;1(5). pii: e00713-13. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00713-13 Abstract Borrelia miyamotoi is a newly recognized agent of human disease. B. miyamotoi strain LB-2001, an isolate from the tick Ixodes scapularis, was propagated in mice. The sequence of the chromosome was determined by next-generation sequencing of DNA isolated from whole…
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Huffington Post series on Lyme Disease: The Global Search for Education: Research – Ticks
ByCanLyme Team September 13, 2013April 21, 2023
Part 10 in series on the Global Lyme Disease Discussion Borrelia burgdorferi cultivated from the brains of patients suffering from chronic Lyme neuroborreliosis as seen by dark field microscopy Given that according to the CDC, there are 300,000 individuals who are affected annually by Lyme disease in the US, it is astonishing that so…
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In Vivo Expression Technology Identifies a Novel Virulence Factor
ByCanLyme Team September 10, 2013April 21, 2023
Authors: Ellis TC, Jain S, Linowski AK, Rike K, Bestor A, Rosa PA, Halpern M, Kurhanewicz S, Jewett MW Citation: PLoS Pathog. 2013(Aug); 9(8): e1003567. Location: Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003567 Analysis of the transcriptome of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative…
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The immune system cannot generate immunological memory during infection with the Lyme disease agent B. burgdorferi
ByCanLyme Team September 6, 2013April 21, 2023
R.A. Elsner, S.W. Barthold, N. Baumgarth Graduate Group in Microbiology and the Center for Comparative Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA In vertebrates including humans, mice and dogs, the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) causes a chronic, non-resolving infection known as Lyme disease, which requires antibiotic treatment to clear the bacteria. Re-infections are common in endemic regions. Similarly, mice…
Read More The immune system cannot generate immunological memory during infection with the Lyme disease agent B. burgdorferi
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Unique strains of Anaplasma phagocytophilum segregate among diverse questing and non-questing Ixodes tick species in the western United States
ByCanLyme Team September 4, 2013April 21, 2023
Abstract The emerging tick-borne pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum infects humans, domestic animals, and wildlife throughout the Holarctic. In the western US, the ecology of A. phagocytophilum is particularly complex, with multiple pathogen strains, tick vectors, and reservoir hosts. A recent phylogenetic analysis of A. phagocytophilum strains isolated from various small mammal hosts in California documented distinct…
Read More Unique strains of Anaplasma phagocytophilum segregate among diverse questing and non-questing Ixodes tick species in the western United States
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The combined use of proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics as risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection
ByCanLyme Team August 28, 2013April 21, 2023
Healthcare Infection, 08/21/2013 Clinical Article Kassavin DS et al. – A review of the incidence of Clostridium. difficile infection (CDI) at the hospital was performed due to the morbidity of CDI in its fulminate form, reports of the increased incidence of CDI in the United States and the increased use of medications associated with its onset….
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Lyme disease more common than previously thought [10 times more cases says US CDC putting number at 300,000 cases per year!]
ByCanLyme Team August 23, 2013April 21, 2023
ATLANTA August 19, 2013 (AP) By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Lyme disease is about 10 times more common than previously reported, health officials said Monday. As many as 300,000 Americans are actually diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced. Usually, only 20,000 to 30,000 illnesses are…
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The immune system cannot generate immunological memory during infection with the Lyme disease agent B. burgdorfer
ByCanLyme Team August 21, 2013April 21, 2023
R.A. Elsner, S.W. Barthold, N. Baumgarth https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043466613003542 Graduate Group in Microbiology and the Center for Comparative Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA In vertebrates including humans, mice and dogs, the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) causes a chronic, non-resolving infection known as Lyme disease, which requires antibiotic treatment to clear the bacteria. Re-infections are common…
Read More The immune system cannot generate immunological memory during infection with the Lyme disease agent B. burgdorfer
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The Global Search for Education: In Search of Solutions – Ticks
ByCanLyme Team August 16, 2013April 21, 2023
To date in my “Ticks” series, we have learned from leading global experts that tick-borne illnesses (including Lyme disease) are possibly the most complicated and substantial global medical research challenges that exist today and that they threaten to dominate global health care tomorrow. Solutions are tough to find since the bacteria are difficult to diagnose…
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CBC News: Reports of Lyme disease triple in southern Manitoba
ByCanLyme Team August 16, 2013April 21, 2023
The number of black-legged ticks in southeastern Manitoba is on the rise, which has led to a surge in the incidents of Lyme disease. Reports of the disease tripled in 2012 over the year before – going from seven to 21 – according to Shelley Buchan, the medical officer of health for the southern regional…
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Still Lots of Unknowns
ByCanLyme Team August 16, 2013April 21, 2023
Much of the controversy over Lyme disease centers on the patients who experience chronic illness. When Lyme is caught late, patients may continue to have lingering symptoms even after antibiotic treatment. Research on primates has shown that the Lyme-causing bacteria can physically remain even after antibiotic treatment. While it is still unknown why these patients…
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Can Alzheimer Disease be Prevented?
ByCanLyme Team August 16, 2013April 21, 2023
Bret S. Stetka, MD Background and Biomarkers AD is an epidemic, affecting over 5 million Americans and nearly 40 million people worldwide. AD afflicts 1 in 8 people aged 65 years or older and nearly half of those 85 years and older.[2] The reason for the staggering prevalence is simply that we’re living longer. “The major…
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Babesia odocoilei infection in a Saskatchewan elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) herd.
ByCanLyme Team August 5, 2013April 21, 2023
An 8-year-old female elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) cow, presented for chronic severe weight loss and unthriftiness, was diagnosed with Babesia odocoilei infection based on blood smear evaluation, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and DNA sequence analysis. Subsequently, velvet antler from a male that died acutely on the same farm was also PCR positive for Babesia spp. Both…
Read More Babesia odocoilei infection in a Saskatchewan elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) herd.
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Illuminating the roles of the Borrelia burgdorferi adhesins
ByCanLyme Team August 5, 2013April 21, 2023
The Lyme disease spirochetes, Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), must cause persistent, disseminated infection to be maintained in the natural enzootic cycle. In human Lyme disease, spirochetes spread from the site of a tick bite to colonize multiple tissue sites, causing multisystem clinical manifestations. The Lyme spirochetes produce many adhesive surface proteins that collectively recognize diverse host substrates…
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CTV news Winnipeg: More ticks that carry Lyme disease being found in Manitoba
ByCanLyme Team August 2, 2013April 21, 2023
Manitoba has seen an increase in Lyme disease in recent years with 16 confirmed or probable cases in 2012, up from five in 2009. Kateryn Rochon, an entomologist at the University of Manitoba, said over the last six years blacklegged ticks have been settling in more areas of the province. “They’re expanding a little bit…
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Chromosome Sequence of Borrelia miyamotoi, an Uncultivable Tick-Borne Agent of Human Infection.

Huffington Post series on Lyme Disease: The Global Search for Education: Research – Ticks

In Vivo Expression Technology Identifies a Novel Virulence Factor

The immune system cannot generate immunological memory during infection with the Lyme disease agent B. burgdorferi

Unique strains of Anaplasma phagocytophilum segregate among diverse questing and non-questing Ixodes tick species in the western United States

The combined use of proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics as risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection

Lyme disease more common than previously thought [10 times more cases says US CDC putting number at 300,000 cases per year!]

The immune system cannot generate immunological memory during infection with the Lyme disease agent B. burgdorfer

The Global Search for Education: In Search of Solutions – Ticks

CBC News: Reports of Lyme disease triple in southern Manitoba

Still Lots of Unknowns

Can Alzheimer Disease be Prevented?

Babesia odocoilei infection in a Saskatchewan elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) herd.

Illuminating the roles of the Borrelia burgdorferi adhesins

CTV news Winnipeg: More ticks that carry Lyme disease being found in Manitoba

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