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Kobayashi and colleagues concluded that nearly 3 out of 4 patients referred to the clinic did not have Lyme disease using the CDC criteria for Lyme disease. They did not interview the referring doctor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Instead, they conducted a chart review. However, to be included in the study, patients […]

In their article, “Knowledge and prevention of tick-borne diseases among Hispanic and non-Hispanic residents of Maryland and Virginia,” Hu and colleagues examined U.S. Lyme disease (LD) surveillance data and found that “Hispanics were more likely to have disseminated LD compared with non-Hispanics.” The paper address the Hispanic risk of Lyme disease. The authors summarized several

LYMErix was withdrawn from the market in 2002 after concerns over its safety. Since then, there has been growing speculation as to whether researchers will ever be able to develop an effective and safe Lyme disease vaccine for humans. The stakes are high in the race for a new Lyme disease vaccine of humans. “There

As part of a TickNET collaboration, researchers examined the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to tick-borne disease prevention among persons living in endemic areas of Connecticut and Maryland.¹ They found that out of the nearly 2,000 people surveyed, performing tick checks for humans and applying tick control to pets were the two most common tick

Lyme Disease Identified in Patients With Chronic Post-Concussion Syndrome Researchers at the Azzolino Clinic in San Francisco, California, identified what they describe as “an alarming number of individuals suffering from post-concussion syndrome (PCS) that are refractory to care and that have serologically tested positive for Lyme disease.” “Furthermore, we have witnessed a dramatic improvement in

Scientists have documented a number of climate changes occurring in Canada, such as rising temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns and extreme weather events (i.e. extreme heat and rainfall). They believe, however, that the greatest environmental threat impacting TBDs has been global warming and the increase in temperatures. Canada has already witnessed a growing number of

Lyme Arthritis in a Military Dependent Child After Relocation From Japan Lyme disease is known to be endemic in parts of Japan, yet it is rarely diagnosed. Between 2006 and 2010, only 41 cases of Lyme disease were reported nationwide, according to Soloria and colleagues. “Forty-one cases were domestic cases with 19 suspected to have

The results of a survey by Levy et al. offer some possible answers. The authors looked at patients who had suffered at least 1 of 4 imminent threats including depression, suicidality, abuse, and sexual assault. They found “that many people withhold information from their clinicians about imminent health threats that they face,” writes Levy. [1] The