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Lyme Science Blog

Dr. Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH, is a nationally recognized leader for his expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. His weekly Lyme Disease Science blog features articles covering the latest research, insights and case reviews.

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Lyme disease can lead to long-term sequelae

The Canadian authors point out that in their country alone the number of Lyme disease cases has increased 14-fold over
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Lyme disease case definition misused. Perspective.

“Many physicians will mistakenly defer to the CDC’s Lyme disease case definition in making a diagnosis. These clinicians require that
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Looking for a Lyme doctor?

It can be difficult to find a Lyme doctor who treats patients who do not live in an endemic area
sick man on couch with chronic lyme disease
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What is “chronic Lyme disease”?

Shor and colleagues identified a broad range of symptoms, signs, and conditions present in acute and chronic Lyme disease patients
lyme in the south
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4 children infected with Lyme disease in the south from one camp

The number of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, has been steadily rising in the South as tick populations expand into
woman with Lyme disease symptoms long term has headacheding her head
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Causes of long term Lyme disease symptoms

Long term lyme disease symptoms are all to common. According to one study, at their six-month follow-up visit, “36% of
cancer in lyme disease patient
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Breast cancer and Lyme disease: one woman’s message

The woman, a mother to three boys, initially assumed a lump in her breast was due to Lyme disease. “Before
man hiking in shorts along lake
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Lack of knowledge about Lyme disease in Canada

Researchers surveyed 137 participants from 11 professional and recreational organizations across New Brunswick between December 2018 and February 2019 to
Lyme literate doctor holding hands with patient.
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What is a Lyme literate doctor?

In the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines, Wormser and colleagues initially dismissed Lyme disease symptoms as nothing more