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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.

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
man sick with babesia infection
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Babesia infections explode in Hudson Valley, NY

In their article “Increasing incidence and changing epidemiology of babesiosis in the Hudson Valley region of New York State: 2009-2016,” ¹
Woman taking antibiotic pills
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Are antibiotics used to treat Lyme disease effective?

An article entitled “Antibiotic treatment in patients that present with solely non-specific symptoms and positive serology at a Lyme centre,”
patient with doctor
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ALDF article fails to mention flaws in Lyme disease trials

Dr. Baker, director of the American Lyme Disease Foundation, who was responsible for overseeing The National Institute of Allergy and