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Efficacy of Double-Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy
Abstract Three patients with multi-year histories of relapsing and remitting Lyme disease and associated co-infections despite extended antibiotic therapy were each given double-dose dapsone combination therapy (DDD CT) for a…
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WKYT Investigates | COVID confusion
Initial coronavirus symptoms are common signs for other illnesses, too. That can cause problems for patients. CARLISLE, Ky. (WKYT) – Lakyn Reid has always spent a lot of time in…
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Molecular Microbiological and Immune Characterization of a Cohort of Patients Diagnosed with Early Lyme Disease
ABSTRACT Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. Current diagnosis of early Lyme disease relies heavily on clinical criteria, including the presence of an erythema migrans…
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Lyme Carditis and Heart Block Can Strike Kids Too
A new case study from the Masonic Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis and University of Minnesota Medical School shows that a 16-year-old boy with Lyme carditis suffered from palpitations and a…
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Can Google Identify Tick-borne Trends?
A new study from the Department of Dermatology and Allergy at the Technical University of Munich analyzed over 200 million Google searches in Germany. The data showed a high correlation…
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Lone Star Ticks Have Swarmed Aquinnah, Biologist Says
“Lone star ticks – and thousands of their larvae — have overrun the town of Aquinnah, biologist and tick expert Richard Johnson told Aquinnah selectmen at their meeting Wednesday, following…
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HHS and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Announce $25 Million “LymeX” Innovation Accelerator
Today, at the virtual LymeMIND conference, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation announced a new $25 million-dollar, public-private partnership — the…
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A Distinct Microbiome Signature in Posttreatment Lyme Disease Patients
ABSTRACT Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States, with an estimated incidence of 300,000 infections annually. Antibiotic intervention cures Lyme disease in the majority of…
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Effects of Dapsone & Intracellular Antibiotics on B. Burgdorferi
Objective Lyme disease is a tick-borne, multisystemic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. Standard treatments for early Lyme disease include short courses of oral antibiotics but relapses often occur after discontinuation of…
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Lyme in the Arctic?
In the latest sign of climate change, Bartonella henselae, a coinfection of Lyme usually found in more temperate regions, has been detected in the blood of arctic foxes. Research suggests…
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The CDC Unveils New Prevention Framework
This week the CDC unveiled its new ‘National Public Health Framework for the Prevention and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases’. It included a lofty yet admiral vision of eliminating the threat…
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Rabies To The Rescue
Utpal Pal, PhD, professor in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland (UMD) will be partnering with Matthias Schnell, director of the Jefferson Vaccine Center at Thomas Jefferson University to…
