The CDC released a series of articles and papers on the new tick Haemaphysalis longicornis (Hl), also known as the Asian longhorned tick, which has already spread to 8 other states after being discovered in NJ in 2017. Read about a call to action for vector-borne disease prevention and control to include a national strategy. […]
Robert C. Bransfield, MDRobert C. Bransfield, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers-RWJ Medical School, published an article on 8-25-18, which demonstrates an association between Lyme borreliosis and neuropsychiatric impairments – considered a major advance in psychiatry. Entitled Neuropsychiatric Lyme Borreliosis: An Overview with a Focus on a Specialty Psychiatrist’s Clinical Practice, the article was published in […]
Just in time for May Lyme Disease Awareness month, the CDC has released the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Results as reported by the New York Times: “The number of people getting diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years, federal health officials […]
Ixodes scapularis ticks transmit the pathogens of Lyme disease, resulting in a multisystem illness in a variety of animals and humans. The image shows the bottom side of a live Ixodes tick as seen under a confocal immunofluorescence microscope. [Utpal Pal/University of Maryland] The following excerpts are from University of Maryland, Dept. of Veterinary […]
Responses are beginning to come in from organizations and doctors regarding CDC’s limiting of Lyme disease treatments for patients. We will update this list as we continue to receive and review them. As you review each link, if there is an opportunity to respond, please do so. 1) LDA Responds to CDC Limiting Lyme Disease […]
Robert Bransfield, MDA new study published in Neuropsychiatric Disease & Treatment by Robert Bransfield, MD examines the issues surrounding Lyme disease and other associated diseases. The article mentions that a number of other infectious diseases have been associated with suicides and that providers who work with Lyme patients have noted that suicide is a cause […]
*Logo used by permissionLDA President Pat Smith is featured on Contagion®Live, Infectious Diseases Today in an article entitled “Is the Medical Community Behind the Times When It Comes to Treating Lyme?” Read it here: www.contagionlive.com/news/is-the-medical-community-behind-the-times-when-it-comes-to-treating-lyme LDA President Pat Smith is featured on Contagion®Live, Infectious Diseases Today in an article entitled “Is the Medical Community Behind […]
GEORGIA TICK-BORNE DISEASE SUMMARY In 1989, 719 cases of Lyme disease were reported to the CDC from the state of Georgia. The CDC has determined that for every case of Lyme disease reported approximately ten are missed, bringing the actual number of people infected that year to 7,190 cases. In the 1990’s, the Georgia […]
The new findings in this just published article were presented at the LDA/Columbia conference on Oct. 16, 2016 by Dr. Ying Zhang, Johns Hopkins. Ying Zhang, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health The research demonstrates the results of specific drug treatment for B. burgdorferi persisters, including single drug pulse dosing, combination drug […]
With the deadline looming for FDA to make a decision on its testing guidance, which would bring Laboratory Developed Tests from specialty labs including those for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases under the auspices of FDA, a new peer reviewed study “Improved Sensitivity of Lyme disease Western Blots Prepared with a Mixture of Borrelia Burgdorferi […]