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Antibiotic gel shows promise in preventing onset of Lyme borreliosis following tick bite
ByCanLyme December 29, 2016July 27, 2020
December 2016 Topical azithromycin for the prevention of Lyme borreliosis: a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 efficacy trial An antibiotic gel based on azithromycin, helps with prevention of Lyme disease following a tick bite. That is the finding of a multi-centre international study, in which MedUni Vienna’s Department of Clinical Pharmacology played an important part….
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The Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi infects murine bone and induces trabecular bone loss
ByCanLyme December 17, 2016July 27, 2020
Tian Tian Tang, Lucia Zhang, Anil Bansal, Marc Grynpas, and Tara J. Moriarty Accepted Manuscript Posted Online 12 December 2016 Infect. Immun. doi:10.1128/IAI.00781-16 Copyright © 2016 Tang et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. ABSTRACT Lyme disease is caused by members of the…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
Woman’s Mystery Illness Turns Out to Be Tick-Borne Disease
ByCanLyme December 13, 2016July 27, 2020
By Gillian Mohney and Dr. Sabrina Anna Rebis A 66-year-old woman’s mysterious illness that left her feverish and with slurred speech initially stumped her doctors. As the woman’s condition continued to deteriorate, an infectious disease doctor eventually identified the cause — the woman had contracted a bacterial disease caused by a tick bite. Researchers from George…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Voices on Lyme
Portland, Maine: Despite drought, Lyme disease cases came roaring back this fall
ByCanLyme Team December 12, 2016April 21, 2023
[CanLyme Note: Due to the proximity to the Canadian border and the role of our friendly migratory birds in importing infected ticks into Canada in staggering numbers, ie, robins, wrens, etc., Atlantic Canada’s provincial governments must increase public awareness. It is their responsibility.] Dec. 12th, 2016 This summer’s drought failed to reduce the deer tick population – as…
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Commercial test kits for detection of Lyme borreliosis: a meta-analysis of test accuracy
ByCanLyme Team December 12, 2016April 21, 2023
November 2016 Abstract: The clinical diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis can be supported by various test methodologies; test kits are available from many manufacturers. Literature searches were carried out to identify studies that reported characteristics of the test kits. Of 50 searched studies, 18 were included where the tests were commercially available and samples were proven…
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For Physicians | Government | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research
Bill to combat Lyme disease heads to Pres. Obama for signature
ByCanLyme Team December 7, 2016April 21, 2023
December 7th, 2016 WASHINGTON (NEWS10) – The U.S. Senate passed legislation to combat Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The bill now heads to President Obama’s desk for signature. If signed into law, it would ensure coordination among federal agencies and researchers, health care providers, and patient organizations in addressing tick-borne illnesses. “This is an important…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Ceftriaxone Pulse Dosing Fails to Eradicate Biofilm-Like Microcolony B. burgdorferi Persisters Which Are Sterilized by Daptomycin/ Doxycycline/Cefuroxime without Pulse Dosing
ByCanLyme Team November 30, 2016April 21, 2023
Published Nov 2016 Abstract Although the majority of Lyme disease patients can be cured, at least 10–20% of the patients continue to suffer from persisting symptoms such as fatigue, muscular and joint pain, and neurologic impairment after standard 2–4 week antibiotic treatment. While the causes for this post-treatment Lyme disease symptoms are unclear, one…
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Co-infections | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Australia: A Senate inquiry has recommended urgent government funding for research into tick-borne disease in Australia.
ByCanLyme Team November 30, 2016April 21, 2023
Nov. 30th, 2016 Inquiry calls for Lyme funding, research A Senate committee has recommended the federal government urgently increase funding for research into tick-borne disease in Australia and get to work on finding a treatment. Thousands of Australians claim to be suffering from tick-borne Lyme disease, but medical authorities insist it’s not possible to…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in BC | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
BC Centre for Disease Control warns about ticks infected with Lyme-related bacteria
ByCanLyme Team November 26, 2016April 21, 2023
Nov 7th, 2016 Vancouver – A warning from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) suggests three ticks collected in British Columbia since June have tested positive for new Lyme-related bacteria. Read full article
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
‘Jedi’s’ run for Lyme disease was surprisingly a lesson of love
ByCanLyme Team November 14, 2016April 21, 2023
Nov. 13th, 2016, By Catherine Thompson, Waterloo Region Record WATERLOO – His grandkids call him Jedi. As in the Jedi knights of Star Wars, wise yet gentle warriors who fight for the forces of good. And Dave Woodhall of Waterloo has been waging a battle for good, through countless hours and millions of footsteps, as…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research
Johns Hopkins receives $10M to expand research into Lyme disease cause, treatments
ByCanLyme Team November 8, 2016April 21, 2023
Grants from Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation support existing research on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, new therapies, vulnerable populations Johns Hopkins University has received a $10 million grant from the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation to explore Lyme disease and develop potential new therapies to address the illness. The grant will be divided among…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Ceftriaxone Pulse Dosing Fails to Eradicate Biofilm-Like Microcolony B. burgdorferi Persisters Which Are Sterilized by Daptomycin/ Doxycycline/Cefuroxime without Pulse Dosing
ByCanLyme Team November 5, 2016April 21, 2023
Front. Microbiol., 04 November 2016 | https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01744 Abstract Although the majority of Lyme disease patients can be cured, at least 10–20% of the patients continue to suffer from persisting symptoms such as fatigue, muscular and joint pain, and neurologic impairment after standard 2–4 week antibiotic treatment. While the causes for this post-treatment Lyme disease symptoms…
Read More Ceftriaxone Pulse Dosing Fails to Eradicate Biofilm-Like Microcolony B. burgdorferi Persisters Which Are Sterilized by Daptomycin/ Doxycycline/Cefuroxime without Pulse Dosing
Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Established Population of Blacklegged Ticks with High Infection Prevalence for the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora District, Ontario
ByCanLyme Team November 4, 2016April 21, 2023
2016; 13(11): 881-891. doi: 10.7150/ijms.16922 Abstract We document an established population of blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. Primers of the outer surface protein A (OspA) gene, the flagellin (fla) gene, and the flagellin B (flaB) gene were used in the PCR assays to detect Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.),…
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Updates
Conférence pour élaborer un cadre fédéral relatif à la maladie de lyme du 15 au 17 mai 2016 : Rapport sommaire de la conférence
ByCanLyme October 30, 2016June 2, 2023
Le présent rapport a été préparé à titre informatif uniquement. Il vise à fournir un aperçu des messages clés exprimés par les présentateurs et les participants qui ont assisté à la conférence, la majorité étant des patients qui ont partagé leurs expériences personnelles (voir la figure 1). Les messages et les idées clés résumés dans…
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Updates
Conférence pour élaborer un cadre fédéral relatif à la maladie de lyme du 15 au 17 mai 2016 : Rapport sommaire de la conférence
ByCanLyme Team October 30, 2016April 21, 2023
Le présent rapport a été préparé à titre informatif uniquement. Il vise à fournir un aperçu des messages clés exprimés par les présentateurs et les participants qui ont assisté à la conférence, la majorité étant des patients qui ont partagé leurs expériences personnelles (voir la figure 1). Les messages et les idées clés résumés dans…
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News and updates

Announcing the second annual Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference

Feeling sick after eating that steak dinner? You could have a rare but potentially severe tick-borne allergy

Elliot Jacobson: Downstream Secondary Illness in Lyme Disease

Why Lyme disease isn’t the only tick-borne infection you need to worry about

Lyme disease and your pregnancy: Why avoiding tick bites could protect your unborn child

Lack of experience no obstacle at this obstacle course

Interventions to manage mold and mycotoxicities

Environmental toxicities: Confounding presentations

Antibiotic gel shows promise in preventing onset of Lyme borreliosis following tick bite

The Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi infects murine bone and induces trabecular bone loss

Woman’s Mystery Illness Turns Out to Be Tick-Borne Disease

Portland, Maine: Despite drought, Lyme disease cases came roaring back this fall

Commercial test kits for detection of Lyme borreliosis: a meta-analysis of test accuracy

Bill to combat Lyme disease heads to Pres. Obama for signature

Ceftriaxone Pulse Dosing Fails to Eradicate Biofilm-Like Microcolony B. burgdorferi Persisters Which Are Sterilized by Daptomycin/ Doxycycline/Cefuroxime without Pulse Dosing

Australia: A Senate inquiry has recommended urgent government funding for research into tick-borne disease in Australia.

BC Centre for Disease Control warns about ticks infected with Lyme-related bacteria

‘Jedi’s’ run for Lyme disease was surprisingly a lesson of love

Johns Hopkins receives $10M to expand research into Lyme disease cause, treatments

Ceftriaxone Pulse Dosing Fails to Eradicate Biofilm-Like Microcolony B. burgdorferi Persisters Which Are Sterilized by Daptomycin/ Doxycycline/Cefuroxime without Pulse Dosing

Established Population of Blacklegged Ticks with High Infection Prevalence for the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora District, Ontario

Conférence pour élaborer un cadre fédéral relatif à la maladie de lyme du 15 au 17 mai 2016 : Rapport sommaire de la conférence

Conférence pour élaborer un cadre fédéral relatif à la maladie de lyme du 15 au 17 mai 2016 : Rapport sommaire de la conférence

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