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Published online Aug. 6th, 2015 ABSTRACT Lyme disease (LD) is the world’s leading tick borne infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb). This infection is a global health concern and is associated with numerous cardiologic, dermatologic, rheumatologic neurologic, and psychiatric manifestations (Bratton et al., 2008). Only a few epidemiologic studies have evaluated the frequency…
[CanLyme note: The researchers acknowledge in their paper that their findings are limited to doxycycline, alone, at their prescribed dosages. The paper adds to the long list of articles that substantiate chronic persistent Lyme Disease beyond short term antibiotics and continued benefit while antibiotics are present.] John R. Caskey, Monica E. Embers ABSTRACT Doxycycline is a…
By Courtesy University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Aug 5, 2015 Most horses in the Mid-Atlantic region show evidence of exposure toBorrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. The majority of exposed horses do not develop clinical signs of disease. However, a small number of infected horses will develop disease of the nervous…
[CanLyme note: The argument to market a vaccine anytime soon is weak. Until many eyes have had a chance to review the data, primarily including the patient’s experts, no vaccine should be introduced… and if it is, it will fail because of broken trust.] Published on Jul 30, 2015 A Lyme disease vaccine is no…
Rian Michelsen is a rising star. Fifteen years ago, he was the toddler who burst out from behind the curtains singing Elvis’ Viva Las Vegas. As a young boy, he played the lead role in Oliver in his birthplace of Bermuda, before moving with his family to Toronto five years ago. Now, as a 17…
July 24th, 2015 Daniel Calder St. Petersburg Mental Health Examiner Perhaps the most devastating symptoms produced by Lyme disease infection occur when the disease spreads to the brain. While Lyme disease can have a latency period of months, or even years, before symptoms develop, the bacterial infection can travel to the brain within weeks of infection. While…
Arun Timmaraju, Priyanka A.S. Theophilus, Kunthavai Balasubramanian, Shafiq Shakih, David F. Leucke, and Eva Sapi FEMS Microbiology Letters, online first, 24 July 2015. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnv120 Abstract Bacterial biofilms are microbial communities held together by an extracellular polymeric substance matrix predominantly composed of polysaccharides, proteins and nucleic acids. We had previously shown that Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto,…
Daksha Rangan The Weather Network Saturday, July 25, 2015, 3:28 PM – Eastern Ontario has seen a surge in cases of Lyme disease over the past few years. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks infected with borrelia bacteria. Woodland animals like white-footed mice, raccoons, skunks, foxes, or deer pick up the bacteria,…
Listen to Sue O’Brien 102.9 FM Thompson, Manitoba, as she addresses the concerns about Lyme disease in her area… Listen
July 2nd, 2015 – University of California, Davis The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are able to trick an animal’s immune system into not launching a full-blown immune response or developing lasting immunity to the disease, report researchers at the University of California, Davis. The discovery may explain why some human patients remain vulnerable to…
Published July 4, 2015 Ticks in Iceland are likely here to stay, according to Vísir.is. Entomologist Erling Ólafsson told Vísir that all indications point to ticks now being a more or less permanent part of Iceland’s ecosystem, saying that they have been found all over the country, apart from the highlands. As reported, there were…
June 30th, 2015 My family’s fight against Lyme disease is relatively new, but we learned quickly of the controversy surrounding Lyme Disease. Three months ago, my wife (Theresa) was bit by a tick in our backyard in Calgary, Alberta (Canada). At the time, we didn’t realize what we were dealing with. After a rapid decline…
June 15, 2015, CTV National news air brief news piece on Lyme Disease after the morning show, Canada AM, interviewed Dr. Neil Rau. Dr Rau was providing poor information to the public on the spread of the ticks and disease in Canada, where you are at risk, and the accuracy of testing. See Dr. Rau’s…
KITCHENER – Mariah Reichert says Lyme disease has stolen away years from her young life. She’s hoping, with the help of a few strangers, she can start to get it back. The Kitchener-raised woman has been living with the debilitating symptoms of Lyme disease since before she was a teenager. Today, she’s putting her hope…
Awareness evening to be held in Squamish next week Kerri Currier / Squamish Chief / June 4, 2015 Squamish is a gorgeous natural playground to raise a family. However, the security I had in nature came to a halt upon learning the reality of Lyme disease treatment in B.C. I presented to the walk-in clinic…
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