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Elizabeth L Maloney, MD
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Elizabeth L Maloney, MD
Question Facilitator
President, Partnership for Tick-borne Diseases Education
Education Co-director, Invisible International
Elizabeth L Maloney, MD
Question Facilitator
President, Partnership for Tick-borne Diseases Education
Education Co-director, Invisible International
The eBioMedicine Journal (Chung M.K., et al.) 04.2023, published “Systematic comparisons between Lyme disease and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome in the U.S. with administrative claims data.”
This study aims to learn more about the cause of Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS). PTLDS refers to patients who have been treated for Lyme disease with antibiotics, but have persisting symptoms long after treatment.
Frontiers in Medicine (Adkison, H., et al.) 5.24.23 published “Lyme disease and the pursuit of a clinical cure.” The review addresses mechanisms that are validated or challenged by the scientific evidence (in vitro, in vivo, and clinical) with a particular focus on the role of immune response and resolution of Borrelia spp. infections in humans. Also discussed are the next generation of treatments aimed at establishing biomarkers that will predict both treatment responses and outcomes.
Stephen M. Rich, PhD, Professor of Microbiology
Ex. Dir., New England Center of Excellence in VBD
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Potential New Lyme Treatment Now inhibiting Cancer Growth
Peter J. Gwynne, PhD
Professor, Tufts University Lyme Disease Initiative
Boston, MA
B. Burgdorferi Metabolism
The Animals Journal (Gehlen H., et al.) 06.10.2023, published “Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infections in German Horses.”
This study aims to gain further knowledge on Lyme borreliosis in horses because data in this field is limited. The study takes samples from horses suspected of having Lyme borreliosis and healthy horses and testing for antibodies. Results showed that 23% of suspected horses and 17% of healthy horses were positive for Borrelia burgorferi sensu lato infection.
The Microorganisms Journal (Lange R. E., et al.) 06.12.2023, published “Diversification of Bourbon Virus in New York State.”
This study aims to clarify the genetic characteristics of Bourbon virus (BRBV) strains from New York State. The study identified two different strains of BRBV in New York State and suggests that these strains could “contribute to increased spread of BRBV in the northeastern US.”
The Bourbon virus is a tickborne virus that was first identified in Bourbon County Kansas, and is known to be detected in the lower midwestern US. But since 2020, the Bourbon virus has been reported in eastern states including North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York State.
The Cureus Journal (Arshad H., et al.) 06.14.2023, published “Tick-Borne Myopericarditis With Positive Anaplasma, Lyme, and Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Serology: A Case Report.”
This case report focuses on a 61 year old male who was unknowingly presenting myopericarditis (which can occur in some Lyme carditis cases) symptoms for two weeks. The symptoms eventually led to septic shock. After more investigation, it was discovered that the individual had a recent tick exposure which prompted a change in treatment for this tickborne illness which proved successful. Serological tests confirmed acute Lyme and anaplasma infections along with positive Epstein Barr virus (EBV) serology, an uncommon presentation of carditis in acute Lyme and anaplasma infections with the associated false-positive serology of EBV.
The ID Cases Journal (Carnazzo M. C., et al.) 2023, published “Lyme disease presenting as complete heart block in a young man: Case report and review of pathogenesis.”
This case report focuses on a young man with complete heart block due to a complication of Lyme disease months after a tick bite. This complication is Lyme carditis, which is a rare complication of Lyme disease which primarily affects young adults, with men being more affected than women with a 3:1 ratio. This case report mentions how important it is for clinicians to be familiar with this complication, because if it is caught and treated early enough, the condition is reversible, avoiding long-term complications and permanent pacemakers.
Announcing an online workshop co-sponsored by Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) and The Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE} on June 28, 2023, 2-4pm ET. The free workshop will first share HHS updates and recent progress on Lyme and tick-borne diseases. This will be followed by interactive workshops with diverse partners who will connect to advance the field. Lyme Innovation is an HHS patient-centered approach to Lyme and tick-borne diseases.
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Welcome to the Lyme Disease Association’s LDA Doctor Referral System ©. LDA made updates and enhancements to its prior system and has launched a new site to provide patients with information about doctors, other practitioners, testing labs, and pharmacies that are knowledgeable about chronic Lyme disease and often about many other tick-borne diseases (TBD). Many of the doctors listed are often referred to as Lyme Literate Physicians/Doctors (LLMD). Tens of thousands of patients have successfully used the prior LDA system to locate Lyme and TBD resources.
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Because there is a negative political climate surrounding Lyme disease, many LLMDs do not want their names posted outright on the internet. LDA has tried to balance the doctors’ wishes with patients’ need to find a doctor. This new system is a result of that compromise and therefore:
Because of the limited number of physicians treating chronic Lyme disease nationwide, some states, and in some instances, entire regions, may not have any treating physicians who follow flexible treating approaches such as those in the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Guidelines, Evidence Assessments and Guideline Recommendations in Lyme Disease: The Clinical Management of Known Tick Bites, Erythema Migrans Rashes and Persistent Disease. In the event that the LDA Doctor Referral System © contains no Lyme or TBD resource listings in a given area, the closest possible option(s) will populate based on the location entered and specaialty/ies selected. The LDA appreciates any changes in provider information that you may find and make us aware of so we can investigate.
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