Research
CanLyme is dedicated to promoting advancements in Lyme disease research. More research is needed to accurately diagnose and treat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, and CanLyme supports this. CanLyme’s Venture Grants policy for academic researchers can be found here.
USA: Air Force med group finds rare animal bacteria in soldier [borreliosis, Borrelia turicatae]
January 18th, 2016 published in Air Force Times “The bacteria, Borrelia…
Ticks that Transmit Lyme Disease Reported in 48.6% of U.S. Counties
[CanLyme note: A good take home message from this article…
The Need for Clinical Judgment in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease
Abstract Clinical practice guidelines are increasing in number. Unfortunately, when…
Ticks parasitizing gallinaceous birds in Canada and first record of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) from California Quail
Systematic & Applied Acarology 21(1): 1–12 (2016) https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.21.1.1 JOHN D.…
Isolation of live Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes from patients with undefined disorders and symptoms not typical for Lyme borreliosis.
Rudenko, N, et al Clin Microbiol Infect. 2015 Dec 7. pii:…
Partially fed ticks who then re-attach to a new host can transmit Lyme disease within 24 hours 83% of the time according to study.
Int J Gen Med. 2015; 8: 1–8. Published online 2014…
United States : CDC Refuses to End Preferential Treatment of IDSA Lyme Guidelines in Response to Citizen Petition Patient advocates cite CDC/IDSA conflicts of interest
“Fries says, “It’s unacceptable that when a federal government agency…
Distribution and survival of Borrelia miyamotoi in human blood components
Aaron M. Thorp and Laura Tonnetti Article first published online:…
Dr. Judith Miklossy – Video on (Lyme disease) neuroborreliosis relative to Alzheimer’s Disease
Published on Oct 19, 2014 Judith Miklossy, PhD, held a…
Watch interview of Prof Ying Zhang on Borrelia persisters
Interview with Prof. Ying Zhang at the NorVect Conference 2015…
Amblyomma dissimile Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizes bird captured in Canada
Systematic & Applied Acarology 20(8): 854–860 (2015) John D. Scott,…