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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Hispanic risk of Lyme disease.
In their article, “Knowledge and prevention of tick-borne diseases among Hispanic and non-Hispanic residents of Maryland and Virginia,” Hu and
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When do ticks quest, waiting for their next meal?
So far, research has focused on questing behavior primarily in the laboratory. “Ticks must balance the need to quest for
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Lyme vaccine for humans. The race for a new vaccine.
LYMErix was withdrawn from the market in 2002 after concerns over its safety. Since then, there has been growing speculation
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Babesia duncani emerges in Eastern U.S. and may go undetected
New research indicates, however, there may no longer be a division of babesial strains between the East Coast and the
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Tick prevention for humans vary between socio-economic levels
As part of a TickNET collaboration, researchers examined the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to tick-borne disease prevention among persons
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How to treat Babesia – a review of 38 cases at the Mayo clinic.
The authors found that nearly 50% of patients did not recall a tick bite and had a delay in diagnosis
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Lyme disease triggers neuropathy in the legs
A case report by Lazaro and Butt, published in the International Medical Case Reports Journal, describes a 67-year-old patient with
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Chronic post-concussion syndrome symptoms due to Lyme disease
Researchers at the Azzolino Clinic in San Francisco, California “identified an alarming number of individuals suffering from post-concussion syndrome (PCS),
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Are military family members at risk for Lyme disease?
A study by Schubert and Melanson, entitled “Prevalence of Lyme Disease Attributable to Military Service at the USMA, West Point