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Lack of knowledge about Lyme disease in Canada
The number of Lyme disease cases in Canada continues to rise. Climate change, along with other factors, are enabling ticks to expand into the eastern and central provinces of Canada, including southern New Brunswick. But how knowledgeable are residents in those areas about Lyme disease and how willing are they to adopt protective measures to prevent tick bites? A new survey provides some answers.
What is the risk for children with COVID-19? An Inside Lyme Podcast.
Welcome to an Inside COVID-19 podcast. I will be discussing the risk for children with COVID-19 disease based on a recent paper by Dong and colleagues.
Babesia treatment of two travelers. An Inside Lyme Podcast.
Welcome to an Inside Lyme case study. I find that the best way to get to know Lyme disease is through reviewing actual cases. I will be discussing two tourists who contracted Lyme disease and the co-infection Babesia while traveling to the United States.
What is a Lyme literate doctor?
Dr. Abigail Dumes addresses the question: “What is a Lyme literate doctor?” in a recent issue of Medical Anthropology. [1] She explains the disagreement in medicine between doctors over the symptoms of "chronic Lyme disease." One group described as "mainstream doctors" consider the symptoms to be due to a “medically unexplained illness.” While the other faction, known as "Lyme literate doctors" considers the symptoms to be sufficient evidence for a medical explanation.
Babesia infections explode in Hudson Valley, NY
Babesia, a parasitic infection usually transmitted through a tick bite, was once thought to be a coastal tick-borne disease limited to Suffolk County on Long Island. Some doctors had been reluctant to acknowledge that Babesia could be found in other locations. But in 2001, Babesia infections were reported in lower Hudson Valley, New York, a region north of Manhattan and has since continued to spread with an increase in the number of cases far beyond the borders of Long Island.
Removal of an engorged tick anchored to an eyelid. An Inside Lyme Podcast.
Welcome to an Inside Lyme case study. I find that the best way to get to know Lyme disease is through reviewing actual cases. I will be discussing how to remove a deer tick embedded in the eyelid of an 8-year-old girl.
Two mothers transmit Babesia to their babies. An Inside Lyme Podcast.
Welcome to an Inside Lyme case study. I find that the best way to get to know Lyme disease is through reviewing actual cases. I will be discussing two mothers who transmitted Babesia to their babies.
Post Treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) cases: An Inside Lyme Podcast.
Welcome to an Inside Lyme case study. I will discuss four Lyme disease patients that developed Post Treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). Wormser and colleagues first described these four cases in the journal Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease in 2019.
Are antibiotics used to treat Lyme disease effective?
As the number of individuals contracting Lyme disease grows, along with an ever increasing number of patients suffering from chronic symptoms, the question often arises as to whether antibiotics used to treat Lyme disease are actually effective?
Lyme disease forces 24-year-old army officer out of the military. An Inside Lyme Podcast.
Welcome to an Inside Lyme case study. I will be discussing a 24-year-old army officer who was forced out of the military due to Lyme disease. Weiss and colleagues first described this case in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society in 2017.
