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Abstract Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, has long been known to be capable of forming aggregates and colonies. It was recently demonstrated that Borrelia burgdorferi aggregate formation dramatically changes the in vitro response to hostile environments by this pathogen. In this study, we investigated the hypothesis that these aggregates are indeed…
Abstract Background The long latent stage seen in syphilis, followed by chronic central nervous system infection and inflammation, can be explained by the persistence of atypical cystic and granular forms of Treponema pallidum. We investigated whether a similar situation may occur in Lyme neuroborreliosis. Method Atypical forms of Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes were induced exposing cultures…
Lyme disease is not new to Canada, it has been around for centuries. The finding that the Iceman, a 5000 yr old well preserved mummy found in the ice of the Alps, had Lyme disease tells us the Lyme bacteria has been around for millenia. Just don’t tell that to your typical Infectious Disease doctors who…
Case Reports in Pediatrics Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 976961, 3 pagesdoi:10.1155/2012/976961 Case Report Diastolic Heart Murmur, Nocturnal Back Pain, and Lumbar Rigidity in a 7-Year Girl: An Unusual Manifestation of Lyme Disease in Childhood Genn Kameda,1 Silvia Vieker,1 Johannes Hartmann,2 Tim Niehues,3 and Alfred Längler4 1 Department for Child and Adolescent Health, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus, Gerhard-Kienle…
J.L.H. Sperling1,2, M.J. Middelveen2, D. Klein3, and F.A.H. Sperling*,1 1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada 2Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 3Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Abstract: With cases now documented in every province, Lyme borreliosis (LB) is emerging as a serious public health risk…
1995 International Lyme Disease Conference, Vancouver, BC Opening… John Millar, MD – Provincial Health Officer, British Columbia Diane Kindree, BSN – Lyme Borreliosis Society of British Columbia Martina H. Ziska, MD – Lyme Disease Foundation James Katzel, MD Ukiah Valley Medical Center No abstract available James H. Oliver, Jr., PhD Callaway Professor of Biology, Director, Institute…
We all have been duped. Infectious Disease [IDSA] Treatment Guidelines Weakened By Paucity of Scientific Evidence Daniel M. Keller, PhD From: Medscape Today November 13, 2009 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)– Two separate analyses presented here at the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 47th Annual Meeting revealed that most of the society’s treatment guidelines are based on expert…
Reprints or correspondence: Mr. Jim Wilson, Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, 2495 Reece Rd., Westbank, BC V4T 1N1, Canada. TO THE EDITOR – The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation has several concerns with the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Lyme disease clinical practice guidelines [1]. I shall elaborate. Throughout the guidelines, the erythema migrans rash is referred…
IN a huge win for Lyme disease sufferers, NSW Health has agreed to encourage doctors to keep an “open mind” about the possibility of locally-acquired Lyme disease. The department will also request a review of Lyme disease testing and seek advice on improved surveillance of the disease. The move comes after 150 Lyme disease sufferers…
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22728928 J Clin Invest. 2012 Jul 2;122(7):2652-60. doi: 10.1172/JCI58813. Epub 2012 Jun 25. Bockenstedt LK, Gonzalez DG, Haberman AM, Belperron AA. Source Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Abstract An enigmatic feature of Lyme disease is the slow resolution of musculoskeletal symptoms that can continue after treatment, with…
Deer ticks, Lyme disease, and medical guidance Accepted medical practice discourages antibiotic retreatment in cases where Lyme disease symptoms persist. A new review of studies behind current medical advice says those studies prove nothing. Photo credit: Centers for Disease Control A new statistical review calls into question studies that have been taken as proof that antibiotic retreatment…
“Borrelia burgdorferi was detected in the brain in 25.3% of AD cases analyzed and was 13 times more frequent in AD compared to controls. Periodontal pathogen Treponemas (T. pectinovorum, T. amylovorum, T. lecithinolyticum, T. maltophilum, T. medium, T. socranskii) and Borrelia burgdorferi were detected using species specific PCR and antibodies. Importantly, co-infection with several spirochetes…
This video is a 10 minute clip, part of a 70 minute interview with Dr. Sapi from the University of New Haven. She is credited with being the first researcher to demonstrate that Lyme spirochetes can actually create their own complex biofilm community to survive indefinitely within their hosts; both human and animal. [Eva is…
International journalists have selected a Better Farming magazine story by Mary Baxter, about Lyme Disease, as last year’s best story by BETTER FARMING STAFF Better Farming field editor Mary Baxter is this year’s recipient of a top international agricultural journalism award. Earlier this week, Baxter’s article, “Lyme disease: the painful and hard-to-diagnose condition,” which ran…
Goldhawk Fights Back: Jim Wilson, President of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, confirms there is no vaccine anywhere in the world that can protect humans from contracting Lyme Disease, through the bite of infectious tics. Listen here
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