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Lyme disease: mRNA vaccine developed that provides protection against Borrelia burgdorferi in pre-clinical research

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 An experimental mRNA vaccine provides protection in preclinical animal models against infection from Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, according to new...

Lyme disease: White-tailed deer blood kills Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 As tick season kicks in across the country, the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC)...

Borrelia burgdorferi fragments in the nervous system could be a cause of persistent symptoms post-treatment: Tulane study

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Even after antibiotic treatment, some Lyme disease patients suffer from an array of symptoms including neurological issues that greatly diminish their quality of life. Brain scans...

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Nebraska: Locally acquired Lyme disease reported in Thurston County

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was notified by the Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department of two cases of Lyme disease locally acquired...

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Lyme disease positive ticks up big in Thunder Bay, Ontario

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting that 62.5 percent of black-legged  ticks (BLTs, formerly known as deer ticks) collected via active surveillance...

Persistent Lyme infection in brain, possible correlation between infection and Lewy body dementia: Tulane study

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Tulane University researchers found the bacterium that causes Lyme disease in the brain tissue of a woman who had long suffered neurocognitive impairment after her...

‘Ten Facts You Should Know About Lyme Disease’ removed from IDSA website

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In response to a complaint filed by the Patient Centered Care Advocacy Group (PCCAG), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has removed the publication, Ten...

Lyme disease: Virginia Tech researchers discovery increases understanding of how Borrelia burgdorferi causes inflammation and disease

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Lyme disease is the most reported vector-borne disease in the country. Over the past 20 years, the United States has experienced a dramatic increase in both the number of reported cases and the geographic...

Lyme disease: Study shows ticks carrying disease found to be abundant in beach areas

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Bay Area Lyme Foundation today announced results of a study demonstrating that adult Western black-legged ticks (Ixodes pacificus) carrying Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease,...

New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks and Lyme disease

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Birds play an underrecognized role in spreading tick-borne disease due to their capacity for long-distance travel and tendency to split their time in different parts of the world – patterns that are...