April 2012
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BBC article on Lyme Disease research →
This article is interesting. It’s the first time I’ve seen this mentioned:
That’s why a team of researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is testing a new approach.
They’re in the middle of a clinical trial that allows uninfected ticks to feed on humans who have been treated for Lyme disease. Researchers will then test the ticks for...
March 2012
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Acorns And Mice Driving Unusual Lyme Disease Risks →
[…] a heavy crop of acorns in 2010 […] fueled a 2011 population bloom in white-footed mice […] That surge intersected with the two-year lifecycle of the ticks that transmit Lyme disease, for which mice are the key host, and this summer could produce a bumper crop of infected tick nymphs
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Fungus kills Lyme disease-carrying ticks →
The station tested it on residential properties in northwestern Connecticut and found up to 74 percent fewer ticks after treatment
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It will be commercially available in 2014, said Kirby Stafford, the station’s vice director and chief entomologist.
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Viral Genetics Submits Pre-IND Document for Lyme... →
From the press release:
“To our knowledge, this is the first novel drug candidate that has been proposed for study in the treatment of chronic Lyme Disease post-infection in quite some time.”
“The way in which a society deals with marginalized populations is the signature...”
– Dr. Joseph Jemsek, Infectious Disease Specialist, HIV/AIDS and Lyme disease doctor (via sistersofmercy)
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Lyme bacteria found in 5300 year old mummy →
February 2012
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£2.5m Aid Granted to Study the Lyme Disease →
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Natural tick control tested →
Lignin-encapsulated (LE) nootkatone, a component of essential oil in grapefruit peels and other sources, has been found to be a good repellent against ticks that transmit Lyme disease.
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A Step Closer to Tests for Chronic Fatigue... →
The researchers identified 738 proteins found in the CFS patients, but not healthy people or the treated Lyme patients. And they identified 692 proteins in the treated Lyme patients that weren’t in either CFS patients or healthy controls.
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Viral Genetics Inc. Issues 2011 Year in Review and... →
Update on the Viral Genetics, Inc. (VRAL) Lyme drug program linked to previously. Reminder: IND means “Investigational new drug”, so Pre-IND is even earlier in the process.
We have recently entered into an agreement with a physician associated with one of the leading medical centers in the country to act as the “clinical lead” for this drug program. This doctor will...
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Boulder Diagnostics licenses novel Lyme disease... →
Many of the news stories we share have long term implications. This is progress with near term impact in terms of a diagnostics company partnering with a university to bring a test to market.
The new powerful Lyme disease diagnostic test is particularly suited to detect a chronic Lyme infection from a patient blood sample.
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New map pinpoints areas of highest human risk for... →
“We can’t completely rule out the existence of Lyme disease in the South,” she added, “but it appears highly unlikely.”
Here’s the link to the map.
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Western Fence Lizards, Ticks, and Lyme →
This is an interesting article. Previously known was that Western fence lizards carry a protein that kills B. burgdorferi bacteria (including from ticks that feed on them). In this study, the researchers removed the lizards from a test plot of land and found the tick population dropped 95% compared to a control group.
“When you have an animal like Western fence lizards that...
January 2012
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Scientists Push for Lyme Disease Trials →
The remarks were made at a workshop organized by the IOM in Washington DC on 11 and 12 October.
“Our session wasn’t supposed to talk about treating chronic Lyme,” says Sam Donta, an infectious disease specialist at Falmouth Hospital in Massachusetts who spoke at the workshop. “But when we had our pre-session conference call and they said this is supposed to be about...
Representative Wolf (R-VA) pushes for Lyme
Our local congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) recently sent out a news bulletin to concerned constituents about pushing for Lyme research at the CDC.
As part of his ongoing effort to address the devastating impact of Lyme disease, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) today announced that the annual spending bill that funds the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) calls for greater focus on the issue.
- via Fairfax...
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Lyme disease risk from dogs 'higher than thought'
This is in the UK, it’s potentially higher in the US.
The expected prevalence of infected ticks on dogs is 0.5% or 481 infected ticks per 100,000 dogs.
- via BBC News Article
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Warmer winters bring tick-infested springs
pamdodd:
Warmer winters bring tick-infested springs | StarTribune.com (Minneapolis) http://ow.ly/8EcDQ
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Pilot Studies on Lyme Disease
pamdodd:
Pilot Studies on Lyme Disease, STARI & Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis Funded by NRFTD) http://ow.ly/8r04m
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Viral Genetics Has Made Great Progress in 2011
This feels like a press release from a company but some of the things they are discussing are interesting. Mentioned on the page is that they have pre-IND (Investigational New Drug) for Lyme.
Lyme Disease Program: The Company is in the process of completing its pre-IND for the Lyme Disease drug program. A clinical investigator is now being recruited who will assist in completing the clinical...
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Lyme Disease Sexually Transmitted [link]
Yet the CDC then went on to admit: “Conversely, we find no study supporting that sexual intra-human Borrelia burgdorferi transmission does not occur. Inferential data strongly suggest the possibility of human sexual transfer.”
Lyme disease sexually transmitted
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Aggressive antibiotic therapy could not kill all... →
These results demonstrate that B. burgdorferi can withstand antibiotic treatment, administered post-dissemination, in a primate host.
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This finding raises important questions about the pathogenicity of antibiotic-tolerant persisters and whether or not they can contribute to symptoms post-treatment.
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13 Genomes of Lyme Bacteria sequenced →
Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health have published a paper on their research that sequenced genetic blueprints for 13 different strains of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.
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Wisconsin researcher receives five-year, $1.9... →
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a $1.9 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.