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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Northern ‘immigrant’ ticks causing concern in the South
“While questing, ticks hold onto leaves and grass by their third and fourth pair of legs. They hold the first
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Sarcoidosis triggered by Lyme disease
According to the American Lung Association, an “infection or exposure to something in the environment can trigger the immune system
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Failure rates still too high for treatment of Lyme disease
According to the authors, the 14-day course effectively cleared the patients’ erythema migrans rashes and “prevented the development of objective
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Lyme-like syndrome in Brazil is still a problem
The existence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.s. in Brazil was recently confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, writes Miziara in
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Acute transverse myelitis in a 25-year-old man with Lyme disease
Acute transverse myelitis is a rare neurologic condition that leaves one-third of patients with severe neurologic disability. It is characterized
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USA veterans suffer from tick-borne illnesses
They found that out of 181 patients, 32 presented with an erythema migrans rash. The Lyme disease cases were positive
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Tourists visiting the United States contract Babesia, leaving one dead
The first case involved a 50-year-old woman, who was admitted to the hospital in South Korea with a fever, abdominal
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Lyme disease manifesting as acute transverse myelitis
Clinical signs and symptoms depend on the affected region of the spinal cord, explains Kaiser and colleagues in a recently
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Blood smear not reliable in diagnosing Borrelia miyamotoi disease
Some doctors have suggested that a blood smear should be used to confirm the diagnosis of BMD. But as Telford