Archive for the ‘chart’ Category

Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in Nature and in Humans

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2015. An overview of Borrelia miyamotoi infection in humans, where it can be found and how it is transmitted, including through the bite of a larval tick. Includes chart, images, map, table.

http://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(15)00294-3/fulltext 

Health Care Costs, Utilization and Patterns of Care following Lyme Disease

PLoS One, 2015. A study that examines the health care costs and increased healthcare visits of people with Lyme disease. Includes charts, tables.

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116767 

Borrelia burgdorferi, the Causative Agent of Lyme disease, Forms Drug-Tolerant Persister Cells

Antimibrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2015. A Northeastern University and Tufts Medical Center study that found that Borrelia burgdorferi can generate persister cells that can survive antibiotics and continue to cause illness after treatment. Includes charts, tables.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4505243/ 

The Lyme disease Pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi Infects Murine Bone and Induces Trabecular Bone Loss

Infection and Immunity, 2017. Bone density of the inner bone matrix has been found to be compromised by Borrelia burgdorferi in mice, through the destruction of osteoblasts. Includes charts, images, tables.

http://iai.asm.org/content/early/2016/12/08/IAI.00781-16.full.pdf+html 

Human Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Nova Science Publishers, 2015. Dr. David S. Younger of the Department of Neurology at New York University (NYU) examines the incidence, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease of the nervous system. Includes images charts, illustrations, images, and tables.

http://davidsyounger.com/_publications/books/HumanLymeNeuroborreliosis/#p=1 

Human Pathogens Associated with the Blacklegged Tick Ixodes scapularis: a Systematic Review

Parasites & Vectors, 2016. A review of the literature pointed out studies on 16 distinct tick-borne pathogens, including species of Anaplasma, Babesia, Bartonella, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, Theileria and Flavivirus. Includes charts, maps, tables.

https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1529-y 

UNC-TV SCIENCE: Lyme Disease

Public Broadcasting System, 2015. Duke University oncologist, and author of Gone in a Heartbeat, Dr. Neil Spector is interviewed on the life-threatening heart problems that resulted in a diagnosis of Lyme disease and a heart transplant. Includes charts, illustrations.

http://www.pbs.org/video/2365500117/ 

Artemisinin and its Derivatives in Treating Protozoan Infections beyond Malaria

Pharmacological Research, 2016 (abstract only). A review of the literature on the action of Artemisinin, derived from Artemisia, as an effective treatment of various infectious protozoa, including Babesia microti. Includes chart, tables.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661816306715 

Identification of Novel Activity against Borrelia burgdorferi Persisters Using an FDA Approved Drug Library

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2014. A Johns Hopkins in vitro research study suggests 27 possible drug candidates that may be more effectual against persistent Lyme infection than current antibiotics that are typically used. Includes charts, images, tables.

http://www.nature.com/emi/journal/v3/n7/full/emi201453a.html 

Ick, a Tick! Forum

Nahant Public Library, 2017. A forum on tick-borne diseases held at Nahant, MA Town Hall on April 23, 2017. Speakers included Catherine Brown, DVM, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Samuel Donta, MD, Infectious Diseases Society of America; Margot Malachowski, MLS, National Library of Medicine; and Lawrence Dapsis, MS, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, with additional input from Nahant Health Agent John Coulon and psychologist Sheila Statlender. Part of a larger STOP LYME initiative, the project was funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement Number UG4LM012347 with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9y8UekZL4M