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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What nesting songbirds tell us about Lyme disease in Canada?
“We estimate that migratory birds disperse 50 million to 175 million I. scapularis ticks across Canada each spring, implicating migratory
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Can Bell’s palsy lead to nonflaccid facial palsy in Lyme disease?
Can Bell’s palsy lead to nonflaccid facial palsy in Lyme disease?. “Nonflaccid facial paralysis is a spectrum of hypokinetic and
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Chronic neurological Lyme disease or co-morbid conditions?
The study, “Patient-reported outcome after treatment for definite Lyme neuroborreliosis” by Eikeland and colleagues, describes 258 patients treated for definite
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Lyme carditis symptoms may go undiagnosed in Mexico
The authors highlight the case of a 23-year-old woman who presented to their hospital “with a chief complaint of dyspnea
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Can’t trust single-dose doxycycline to prevent Lyme disease. Perspective:
I can’t trust single-dose doxycycline to prevent Lyme disease. A perspective: A single 200 mg dose of doxycycline administered orally
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How do ticks move when seeking a meal?
Understanding how ticks move is important in developing ways to minimize our risk of tick bites and infection. As the
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Treatment varies for Bell’s palsy in children with Lyme disease
The retrospective review included 93 children with idiopathic Bell’s palsy to the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust from 2010
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Drive-thru pharmacy for Lyme disease treatment with doxycycline?
The clinic’s program to over Lyme disease treatment and its effectiveness are described in a recent article by Portman, “Implementing
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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