ILADS Member News
Targeting Multicopy Prophage Genes for the Increased Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato (s.l.), the Causative Agents of Lyme Disease, in Blood
The successful treatment of Lyme disease (LD) is contingent on accurate diagnosis. However, current laboratory detection assays lack sensitivity in the early stages of the disease. Because delayed diagnosis of LD incurs high healthcare costs and great suffering, new highly sensitive tests are in need. To overcome these challenges, we developed an internally controlled quantitative…
Read MoreSpecial Issue of Tropical Medicine & Infectious Diseases (Co-edited by ILADS member Dr. Kenneth B. Liegner)
A forthcoming special issue of Tropical Medicine & Infectious Diseases will be co-edited by ILADS member Dr. Kenneth B. Liegner. The special issue will be titled “Tick-Borne Diseases and the Spirochetoses in the Tropical Zone“. Manuscript submission information for the special issue can be found here. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 25 October 2021.…
Read MoreILADS Member Richard Horowitz Publishes New Article in the Journal Antibiotics on Double Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy for CLD/PTLDS
ILADS member Richard Horowitz published a new article titled Efficacy of Double-Dose Dapsone Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease/Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and Associated Co-infections: A Report of Three Cases and Retrospective Chart Review in the journal Antibiotics. ABSTRACT: Three patients with multi-year histories of relapsing and remitting Lyme disease and associated…
Read MoreBabesia Infections Explode in Hudson Valley, NY
From the blog of ILADS member Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH: Babesia, a parasitic infection usually transmitted through a tick bite, was once thought to be a coastal tick-borne disease limited to Suffolk County on Long Island. Some doctors had been reluctant to acknowledge that Babesia could be found in other locations. But in 2001, Babesia…
Read MoreILADS Member John D. Scott Publishes New Paper in Healthcare
ILADS member John D. Scott published a new paper titled Monitoring of Nesting Songbirds Detects Established Population of Blacklegged Ticks and Associated Lyme Disease Endemic Area in Canada in the journal Healthcare. ABSTRACT: This study provides a novel method of documenting established populations of bird-feeding ticks. Single populations of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, and the…
Read MoreILADS Member Robert C. Bransfield, MD Publishes Journal Article
ILADS member Robert C. Bransfield, MD published a new paper titled A Clinical Diagnostic System for Late-Stage Neuropsychiatric Lyme Borreliosis Based upon an Analysis of 100 Patients in the journal Healthcare. ABSTRACT: Many late-stage chronic Lyme disease clinical findings are neuropsychiatric. A total clinical assessment is critical in diagnosis, especially since controversy surrounds the reliability…
Read MoreIntegrative & Functional Medicine Physicians from Amen Clinics To Speak at 2019 International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society Conference
Press Release: Amen Clinics, Inc. Source: BioSpace September 30, 2019 Read the press release
Read MoreILADS gives Input to NIH on research priorities regarding tick-borne diseases
The NIH is developing a strategic plan to advance tickborne disease (TBD) research and development over the next five years and beyond. This Request for Information (RFI) invited comments and suggestions on the tickborne diseases (TBD) research priorities NIH should continue or adopt over the coming years. The deadline for submission was March 13, 2019. …
Read MoreDr. Sunjya Schweig Interviewed on KBAK
ILADS member Dr. Sunjya Schweig was interviewed for KBAK’s feature on Lyme Disease in California: What You Need to Know.
Read MoreSamuel Shor, MD and the 2018 PA Lyme Medical Conference Featured on ABC27 News
Samuel Shor, MD and the 2018 PA Lyme Medical Conference were featured on Pennsylvania’s ABC27 News.
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