Posts Tagged ‘PCR’

Detection of Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis Pathogens via PCR in Pennsylvania Deer Ked

Journal of Vector Ecology, 2016. Using a PCR test, biting flies in Pennsylvania are detected having Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma bacteria. Includes table.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvec.12225/epdf 

Passive Surveillance of Ixodes scapularis (Say), Their Biting Activity, and Associated Pathogens in Massachusetts

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2016. University of Massachusetts, Amherst reported on seven years of receiving and testing ticks for Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilim, and Babesia microti. Includes tables, map, and charts.

http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2015.1912

Use of Tick Surveys and Serosurveys to Evaluate Pet Dogs as a Sentinel Species for Emerging Lyme Disease

Journal of the American Veterinarian Association, 2009.  Study finds that testing ticks taken from dogs is a better method than blood testing dogs to discover if an area is endemic for tick-borne disease. Includes maps, chart.

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24001390_Use_of_tick_surveys_and_serosurveys_to_evaluate_pet_dogs_as_a_sentinel_species_for_emerging_Lyme_disease

Validation of Cultivation and PCR Methods for Diagnosis of Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Slovenia, 2008 (abstract only).  A comparison of two different PCR techniques and culture of the spirochete, and a call for standardization.

http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/10/3375

Bartonella DNA in Dog Saliva

CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007.  A description of the isolation of 4 species of Bartonella from dog saliva and blood.  Includes table.

http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/13/12/1948.htm

Infection and Co-infection Rates of Anaplasma Phagocytophilum Variants, Babesia Spp., Borrelia Burgdorferi, and the Rickettsial Endosymbiont in Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) from Sites in Indiana, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

Journal of Medical Entomology (abstract only). Study to determine the infection rates for Ixodes scapularis by multiple pathogens in different areas of the US through PCR analysis. Includes maps, tables.

 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18402145

Antibodies Against Whole Sonicated Borrelia Burgdorferi Spirochetes, 41- Kilodalton Flagellin, and P39 Protein in Patients with PCR- or Culture- Proven Late Lyme Borreliosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology. This study examines the accuracy of the ELISA antibody test on patients with late stage Lyme disease. Includes tables.

http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/reprint/33/9/2260?view=long&pmid=7494012

Update On Lyme Disease

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, audiovisual and transcript, 2002. Sigal discusses objective signs of Lyme disease, comparison with the bite of a brown recluse spider, habitat management, Lyme arthritis, and treatment.

http://www.hss.edu/conditions_14574.asp

Lyme Disease of the Nervous System: Tracking the Elusive Spirochete

Weill Cornell College of Medicine, 2001, audio and transcript. After a brief look at the history of Lyme, Bass discusses neuroborreliosis, its symptoms, testing strategies and challenges, and treatment.

http://www.hss.edu/professional-conditions_13468.asp

Relapse/Persistence of Lyme Disease Despite Antibiotic Therapy

This annotated bibliography is a medical journal review of articles that indicates the persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi after having been treated with antibiotics.

http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDPersist.pdf