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Assessing the Contribution of Songbirds to the Movement of Ticks and /Borrelia burgdorferi/ in the Midwestern United States During Fall Migration
Abstract: The geographic distributions of Ixodes scapularis (black-legged tick) and the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (the causative agent of Lyme…
MyD88- and TRIF-independent induction of type I interferon drives naive B cell accumulation but not loss of lymph node architecture in Lyme disease.
Hastey CJ, Ochoa J, Olsen KJ, Barthold SW, Baumgarth N. Abstract Rapidly after infection, live Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative…
The Western Progression of Lyme Disease: Infectious and Non-clonal Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato Populations in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
ABSTRACT Scant attention has been paid to Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ixodes scapularis, or reservoirs in eastern North…
Regional Seroreactivity and Vector-Borne Disease Co-Exposures in Dogs in the United States from 2004–2010: Utility of Canine Surveillance
Yancey Caroline B., Hegarty Barbara C., Qurollo Barbara A., Levy Michael G., Birkenheuer Adam J., Weber David J., Diniz…
Chronic neuroborreliosis by B. garinii: an unusual case presenting with epilepsy and multifocal brain MRI lesions
Giovanni Matera, et al NEW MICROBIOLOGICA, 37, 393-397, 2014 Late/chronic Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) represents a challenging entity whose diagnosis…
A phylogenomic and molecular marker based proposal for the division of the genus Borrelia into two genera: the emended genus Borrelia containing only the members of the relapsing fever Borrelia, and the genus Borreliella gen. nov. containing the members of the Lyme disease Borrelia (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex).
[CanLyme note: What patients are suffering from is a borreliosis. They do not care if science has found a way…
Where there are ticks, there’s often Lyme disease
Lyme disease is caused by an infection that is most often transmitted by ticks, but it can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy.
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Insurers hit on Lyme disease
Alan Stone of Chelmsford, who suffers from Lyme disease along with his daughter Angela, 14, says insurance companies are…
Lyme disease of the brainstem
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Detection of Rickettsia, Borrelia, and Bartonella in Carios kelleyi (Acari: Argasidae)
Carios kelleyi (Colley & Kohls 1941), a tick associated with bats and bat habitats, has been reported to feed…
Lyme disease may cause sudden aggression in dogs
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Global warming may spread tick-borne disease
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Experts warn pet owners of impact of climate change
As world leaders gather in Copenhagen at the United Nations Climate Change conference, animal health experts warn of the…
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