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August 2019
One Dose Doxy- Review By Canadians
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545493/
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Bartonella detected in ticks are not really in ticks
https://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13104-019-4528-1
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Ticks on the Mexican Border- Maybe a Fence Will Help?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31441594
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Need Better Security at Border Entrances To Be Sure No One Is Carrying Ticks On Them
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31393207
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American Dog Tick Distribution in USA (CDC had, once again, underestimated the range)
https://academic.oup.com/jme/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jme/tjz119/5538949
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Spotted Fever- Myocarditis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31360559
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Two Spotted Fevers Detected in Mosquitoes- "Our results indicated that mosquitoes in China are widely infected with R. felis, the agent of human flea-borne spotted fever, and that R. bellii can also occur outside of the Americas and its usual tick hosts."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31306085
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California- "Despite high levels of concern, many individuals who had been bitten by a tick were not tested for a tick-borne pathogen, including those with consistent symptoms."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31295054
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"Eggs and resultant larvae originating from engorged, adult female winter ticks collected from dead calf moose (Alces alces) were used to investigate the presence and extent of fungal infection. Approximately 40% of eggs and larvae were infected, almost exclusively by the fungus Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (teleomorph Microascus brevicaulis: Microascaceae, Ascomycota)."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31448151
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"Our results demonstrate that the tick Haller's organ capsule is a radiant heat sensor used in host-finding and that repellents disrupt this sense at concentrations that do not disrupt olfaction."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31442282
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Bourbon Virus in Missouri- "We detected high seroprevalence in raccoons (50%) and white-tailed deer (86%)."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31441752
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Hospitalizations in Spain- "Coinciding with the absence of patient's report of exposure to ticks, 64.3% of TBDs were not suspected in the ED. Intensive care unit admission was required in 8.3% of cases, and the mortality rate was 2.4%. Non-suspected cases showed longer hospital stay (P < 0.001), treatment duration (P = 0.02) and delay in the initiation of antibiotic treatment (P < 0.001). Our findings indicate that symptoms associated with TBDs are highly non-specific."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31439067
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Bartonella- "Serology was performed using an indirect immunofluorescent antibody test for Bartonella henselae, Bartonella clarridgeiae, and Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii. Seroprevalence was 74.2% (range: 65.2-95%)."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31436150
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Tick Attractants
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31433506
November 2018
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"We analyzed patterns of Bartonella transmission and likely sources of spillover using the largest collection of Bartonella gltA genotypes assembled, including 67 new genotypes."
Global fingerprint of humans on the distribution of Bartonella bacteria in mammals
ACA
15 Year Old With Wide
Canada
Extensive Distribution of Lyme Disease
Medical Cannabis
Low Back Pain
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"...the presence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes virus simplex (HSV), and parvovirus B19 (PVB19) in the placental tissue...
The prevalence of transplacental viral infections as a cause of spontaneous abortion should be considered high in the
placenta with villitis."
Detection of Viruses in Placentas
Epidemiology of Lyme in
Pennsylvania 2006-2014
Using electronic health records
Diagnosis Of Rabies In Patients
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"... because OPV [oral polio vaccine] contains live, attenuated virus, it carries the rare risk for reversion to neurovirulence. In areas with very low OPV coverage, prolonged transmission of vaccine-associated viruses can lead to the emergence of vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs), which can cause outbreaks of paralytic poliomyelitis."
Outbreak of Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus
First Case of Andes Virus
(Hantavirus)
In the United States — Delaware
Mexico- Quote
"At the beginning, it was suspected that the patient had a dengue virus infection, which was confirmed positive by an ELISA test. Patient’s rapid deterioration, multi-organic failure and the characteristics of her exanthema led to the suspicion of the presence of RMSF. We started doxycycline treatment; however, patient died after seven days of evolution. It was confirmed a co-infection of Rickettssia spp. and dengue virus."
Fatal Case of Coinfections
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"MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) and PTLDS (Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome) can be confused neuropsychologically because both exhibit similar levels of psychomotor slowing. However, problems on memory-related tasks, though mild, are more pronounced in PTLDS. PTLDS patients with poorer memory also exhibit poorer language fluency, and less deficit in processing speed and attention compared to MDD."
NeurocognitionIn Post Treatment Lyme &
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"A meta-analysis of nine studies showed significantly fewer adverse birth outcomes in women reported to have been treated for gestational LD (11%, 95%CI 7–16) compared to those who were not treated during pregnancy (50%, 95%CI 30–70) providing indirect evidence of an association between gestational LD and adverse birth outcomes.“
Impact of Gestational Lyme Disease
Detection of Tick-Borne Infections
Extensive Diversity of RNA
Role of MSIDS In Treating
Leaf Latex of Aloe Plant
1st Report- Canada
Borrelia bissettii Found In
1st Report
Southeast USA & North America
Borrelia bissetti & Borrelia burgdorferi
Inter- and Intraspecies-specific
Adhesion of Lyme borreliae
Sweden
High Prevelance of Babesia
Lyme ACA In Children &
Superbugs Kill 33,000
In Europe Each Year
3/4 of Infections From
Hospitals & Health Care Facilities
Germany
Ticks Discovered To Have
Large Number of Infectious Organisms
Pakistan
12 Infections Found In Ticks
Many NOT Known To Be There Previously
Quote- "The detected pathogens not only included species that were known to be endemic in Pakistan, such as Theileria annulata (6.7%), Theileria orientalis (3.5%), Anaplasma marginale (5.7%), Anaplasma centrale (2.7%), Anaplasma ovis (1.5%), Babesia bigemina (0.7%) and Babesia bovis (0.2%), but also several TBPs that had not been reported to occur in Pakistan before. This included Ehrlichia minasensis (3.2%), an Anaplasma platys-like organism (1.2%), Babesia occultans (0.2%) and Rickettsia massiliae (0.2%), as well as two previously uncharacterized species: Ehrlichia sp. Multan (18.0%) and Anaplasma sp.
(BL099-6) (2.22%)."
Tick Borne Pathogens In Pakistan
Russia
Bartonella DNA Detected in
Spinal Fluid of Only 1/172 Dogs
Advanced Heart Block In
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"This study indicated an 85% probability that a randomly selected TBD patient will respond to Borrelia and other related TBD microbes rather than to Borrelia alone."
Polymicrobial Immune Responses
In Patients Suffering
Transfusion-Transmitted
Neurological Presentations of
Pediatric Bilateral
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"A high positivity for coxiellosis was detected in sera (29.91%) and milk (26.73%) samples of dairy cattle as well as sera from human contacts (84.21%) by ELISA. The trans-PCR detected the pathogen in 12.94% sera, 14.73% vaginal swabs and 5.53% milk samples of cattle, and in one soil sample, however, the sera of the farm workers and tick were tested negative."
Canada
Under Detection Of Lyme Disease
Canada
Distribution of Deer Ticks In
Inhibitory Effects of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic
On Babesia divergens and Babesia mictroti
Intrauterine Transmission of Anaplasma
In Persistently Infected Lambs
September 2018
Severe Abdominal Pain As
Recommending
Tetracycline Antibiotics
Phase 3 Trial Of An
Epstein Barr
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma &
CNS Disease
Epstein Barr Virus With
Transverse Mylitis &
Multiple Neurological Manifestations
August 30
Infectious Mononucleosis &
Lyme Disease
August 29
Ehrlichia muris Discovered
August 28
Graft Loss- Ehrlichiosis
Transfusion Blood Stem
August 26
Borrelia miymaotoi
August 25
August 23
Continuous Antibiotic
Treatment for
Adults With Repeated
August 22
New Species
Europe
Introducing EU- Wide
Surveillence of
August 21
1st Report of
Cerebral Infarction
Borrelia miyamotoi
Candidatus Borrelia kalaharica
Bartonella Linked To
Uveitis With Various
Ophthalmic Manifestations
From Neuroretinits,
Vascular Occlusions &
Texas
Bartonella Linked To
Transvere Myletis &
Mexico/California Border
Large Epidemic of
Japan
Fatal Tick Borne Phlebovirus
2 Tick Borne Encephilitis
Viruses Causing 2 Different
Mexico
Myan Community
Attitudes & Practices Related
First Report Of
Russia
10 Types of Spotted Fever
Discovered In Ticks-
International
Infectious Disease Doctors
Refer To Lyme As
First Case of Lyme From India
With Multi-Symptom Involvement
August 19
Ecobiology, Vector Significance &
Anaplasma Found In Ticks
For $31.50
Hold The Mayo Wants To
(Use that money to get ice cream instead!)
August 17
Pilot Study- IGeneX ImmunoBlots
August 16
National & International
Different Strains &
What They Affect (Body Parts) &
Tick Attachment Time To
August 15
Longhorned Ticks In
Next Generation Sequencing In
Diagnosis of Tick Borne Diseases
Double Vision Presenting
August 12
Pelvic Osteomyelitis In A
3 Yr. Old Caused By Bartonella
And A Review Of The
Good News!
If You Are Bitten By A
Vampire Bat In Mexico
It Is Unlikely You'll Get Bartonella
Yale Claims to Have Invented
Where To Find Stats On
Reported Cases of
CDC Form For Reporting
Wear Sunscreen Faithfully When On
August 8
Genetic Diversity of
Borrelia afzelii
Not Maintained By
Ticks, Babesiosis &
Anaplasmosis And
Oklahoma
58.7% Of Ticks Positive
For Spotted Fever
No Lyme or Anaplasma
Food Additive Kills
August 7
Texas
Septic Shock Caused By
Australia
Lyme Arthritis:
An Update For Clinical Practice
August 4
Wormser & Shapiro
Lyme Disease in 2018
Persistently Seronegative
Neuroborreliosis In An
Fatal Case of
Human Babesiosis
Originally Misdiagnosed
Treatment Outcome For
Patients With Early Disseminated
Robust B Cell Responses
Predict Rapid Resolution of
Microbiological Features
Distinguishing Lyme &
Anaplasma & Coinfections
Deer Ticks
August 3
Borrelia afzelii Alters
Reproductive Success
August 2
Establishment of Liquid Bead
Array For Simultaneous Detection of
Jordon
Tick Borne Diseases In
Canada
Anaplasma In Rocky Mountain
Wood Ticks- Multiple Locations
Latin America
Tests Missing Cases of
China
Poor Ability of Clinicians
To Identify Tick Borne Diseases
Bad JuJu
Just Don't Take Your
August 1
Plasma Lipidomic Profile
Signature of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bartonella
Feline Endomyocarditis
Left-Ventricular Endocardial
Kidney Damage Markers
Depressivness & Neuroticism
In Bartonella Sero-Positive &
Hold The Mayo Clinic...
After Much Head-Scratching &
Deliberation Finally Diagnosed
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Minnesota
Seven Human Pathogens
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Oldie But A Goodie (2014)
Ticks Should Be Referred To
New Antibiotics From Venom Of
Low/Medium Titres In Elderly
Should Not Be Dismissed
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Rickettsia Species Isolated
Tick Borne Pathogens in
Ticks From Dogs & Cats
Azithromycin Inferior To Doxycycline
Rickettsia Induced Brain Abcess
Lone Star Ticks In
Connecticut- Long Established,
52% of Morphea (Scleroderma)
Patients Tested Positive
Review of Rickettsia
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Case of Optic Neuritis
Secondary Dementia
Due To Lyme
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Bartonella Infection
In Children's Bones
Osteomylitis Involving
Ticks From Songbirds
In Canada
39% Positive For
Financial Implications of a
Well-Hidden and Ignored
Deer Ticks Established in
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126 Bacterial Genera
Found In Ticks & Voles
62% Were Shared By Both Species
More Infections In Deer Ticks
Along With Lyme Disease...
South Bay Virus &
Blacklegged Tick Phlebovirus-1
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1993 Study- Oldie But A Goodie
Persistence of Borrelia Burgdorferi
In Ligamentous Tissue In A
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(Asterisks represent next days posts)
Iron From Tick's Host,
Oxygen, Hydrogen Peroxide &
Historic Syphilis Genomes
Inflammation & Immune Evasion
Coexist In Syphilis Infected Skin
Antimicrobial Resistence In
Brucella, Leptospira & Borrelia
Bartonella Was A Fatal Disease
(Organisms Found In Lung Tissue)
Recognizing & Treating
National/International
Undetected Neuroborreliosis In
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Wormser & Gang Say
Researcher's Studies
Not Supporting
The IDSA Position
EM Lyme Rash In 36% of
Children With Neuroborreliosis
Leptospirosis's Cytokine Storm
Leading to Immunoparalysis,
Persistent, Unrecognized
Pre-Transplant Disseminated
Q-Fever In A Post-Transplant
California
Q-Fever With
Q-Fever In Military
International
Bartonella & Other
Infectious Organisms
Diagnosing Meat Allergy
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(Asterisks represent next days posts)
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