News & Publications

March 2019

Legend: Publicly available media / Peer-reviewed journal publications

Co-infections in persons with Early Lyme Disease, New York, USA

Date: Mar 19, 2019

Source: Emerg Infect Dis.

Infectious Disease and Climate Change Fund

Date: Mar 5, 2019

Source: Government of Canada

New PhD Opportunity: Université de Montréal

Date: Mar 4, 2019

Source: Internal Posting

New PhD Opportunity: University of Guelph

Date: Mar 3, 2019

Source: Internal Posting

February 2019

Legend: Publicly available media / Peer-reviewed journal publications

Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Carditis: JACC Review Topic of the Week.

Date: February 18, 2019

Source: J Am Coll Cardiol

Values of diagnostic tests for various species of spirochetes.

Date: February 17, 2019

Source: Med Mal Infect

Lyme disease can be diagnosed by ‘bull’s eye’ rash alone.

Date: February 15, 2019

Source: BBC News

Human Tick-Borne Diseases in Australia.

Date: February 12, 2019

Source: Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Efficacy of a 14-day course of amoxicillin for patients with erythema migrans.

Date: February 10, 2019

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Anti-borreliae efficacy of selected organic oils and fatty acids.

Date: February 7, 2019

Source: BMC Compliment Altern Med

Bilateral diaphragmatic palsy due to Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Date: February 5, 2019

Source: Rev Mal Respir

January 2019

Legend: Publicly available media / Peer-reviewed journal publications

Mitral Valve Endocarditis: A Rare Manifestation of Lyme Disease

Date: January 31, 2019

Source: Ann Thorac Surg

Vaccinating Mice May Finally Slow Lyme Disease.

Date: January 30, 2019

Source: Scientific American

Lyme Disease Emergence after Invasion of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, Ontario, Canada, 2010-2016

Date: January 24, 2019

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

October 2018

Legend: Publicly available media / Peer-reviewed journal publications

Queen’s University group leads new $4M Lyme disease research project

Date: October 18, 2018

Source: Ottawa Citizen

Government of Canada takes action to address Lyme Disease

Date: October 15, 2018

Source: CIHR (Canadian Institute of Health Research)

September 2018

Legend: Publicly available media / Peer-reviewed journal publications

P.E.I. vet seeks puppies to be part of Lyme disease study

Date: September 14, 2018

Source: CBC News

Human-Biting Ixodes Ticks and Pathogen Prevalence from California, Oregon, and Washington

Date: September 12, 2018

Source: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Some Nova Scotians heading to Maine for Lyme disease treatments

Date: September 12, 2018

Source: Halifax Today

Tick-borne pathogens in removed ticks Veneto, northeastern Italy: A cross-sectional investigation

Date: September 6, 2018

Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Hot and dry weather apparently hampering ticks that carry Lyme disease

Date: September 4, 2018

Source: CentralMaine.com

Imaging in Lyme neuroborreliosis

Date: September 4, 2018

Source: Insights Into Imaging

Multidisciplinary management of patients presenting with Lyme disease suspicion

Date: September 3, 2018

Source: Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Lyme disease tests on the horizon

Date: September 2, 2018

Source: Chemical and Engineering News

August 2018

Legend: Publicly available media / Peer-reviewed journal publications

Infectious Mononucleosis and Lyme Disease as Confounding Diagnoses: A Report of 2 Cases

Date: August 30, 2018

Source: Clinical Medicine and Research

Oral Management for Pediatric Lyme Meningitis

Date: August 28, 2018

Source: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

9 Symptoms Of Lyme Disease Not Everyone Thinks To Look For

Date: August 28, 2018

Source: Bustle

Why I Blame Wall Street for My Lyme Disease

Date: August 28, 2018

Source: SLATE

How to get rid of ticks

Date: August 26, 2018

Source: Mother Nature Network

Schumer Announces Passage of His Senate Amendment, Increasing by Over 12% CDC Funding to Combat Lyme Disease

Date: August 27, 2018

Source: Charles E. Schumer – United States Senator for New York

Governor hopes an Alaska tree can cut down on Lyme disease

Date: August 24, 2018

Source: Granite Creek

Dealing with the visual consequences of Lyme disease

Date: August 24, 2018

Source: Primary Care Optometry News

Rapid complete atrioventricular heart block reversal due to Lyme carditis

Date: August 23, 2018

Source: Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Borrelia Miyamotoi: An Emerging Tick-Borne Pathogen

Date: August 22, 2018

Source: The American Journal of Medicine

Ask EWG: What’s the Best Bug Spray to Buy for my Kids?

Date: August 22, 2018

Source: The Environmental Workgroup

How Lyme Disease Can Hurt Your Heart

Date: August 20, 2018

Source: Healthline

Is it time to bring back the Lyme disease vaccine?

Date: August 20, 2018

Source: CTV News

A Tale of Three Lyme Disease Smartphone Apps

Date: August 18, 2018

Source: Edgy Labs

Identification of Urine Metabolites as Biomarkers of Early Lyme Disease

Date: August 15, 2018

Source: Scientific Reports

Lyme Disease Is Spreading Fast. Why Isn’t There a Vaccine?

Date: August 14, 2018

Source: The New York Times

Lyme borreliosis, ticks and Borrelia species

Date: August 8, 2018

Source: Healthcare

Is This Tick-Borne Illness the New Lyme Disease?

Date: August 8, 2018

Source: Healthline

Study of tick-borne disease dynamics could thwart future outbreaks

Date: August 7, 2018

Source: Medical Xpress

Microbiological features distinguishing Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes

Date: August 3, 2018

Source: Wien Klin Wochenschr (The Central European Journal of Medicine)

An Invasive New Tick Is Spreading in the U.S.

Date: August 6, 2018

Source: The New York Times

The chemokine CXCL13 in cerebrospinal fluid in children with Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Date: August 6, 2018

Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Lyme Disease in 2018 – What Is New (and What Is Not)

Date: August 2, 2018

Source: JAMA Network

Lyme disease: What is it? What are the symptoms?

Date: August 1, 2018

Source: Daily Mail

July 2018

Legend: Publicly available media / Peer-reviewed journal publications

Ticks get more active in hot, humid weather

Date: July 27, 2018

Source: CTV News Atlantic

Diagnosing Lyme Disease in Children With Neuropsychiatric Illness

Date: July 27, 2018

Source: Rheumatology Advisor

Tickborne diseases are likely to increase, say NIH officials

Date: July 25, 2018

Source: National Institutes of Health

South Shore pharmacists can administer antibiotic for Lyme disease

Date: July 22, 2018

Source: Montreal Gazette

Assessing the Repeatability of Tick Dragging as a Method for Ixodes scapularis Surveillance

Date: July 18, 2018

Source: Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Robust B Cell Responses Predict Rapid Resolution of Lyme Disease

Date: July 18, 2018

Source: Frontiers in Immunology

Tick Carrying Lyme Disease Found In Northern Bruce Peninsula

Date: July 18, 2018

Source: Blackburn News

Ticks, Lyme disease and pets: Prevention, removal and symptoms

Date: July 5, 2018

Source: Ottawa Citizen

June 2018

Legend: Publicly available media / Peer-reviewed journal publications

A Case of Undetected Neuroborreliosis in a 75-Year-Old Chinese Male

Date: June 20, 2018

Source: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

A Case of Optic Neuritis Secondary to Lyme Disease

Date: June, 2018

Source: WMJ, official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin

May 2018

Legend: Publicly available media / Peer-reviewed journal publications