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Lyme Disease [PDF]

Workplace Health & Safety, 2015
Occupational and environmental health nurses should educate workers about ways to prevent tick bites, which can cause Lyme disease.
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Ticks and Lyme disease : pregnancy and Lyme disease [PDF]

In some cases, Lyme disease can lead to brain, nerve, spinal cord, or heart problems. Lyme disease might also be dangerous to your fetus. With prompt treatment, complications can be prevented.

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Incidence and management of Lyme disease: a Scottish general practice retrospective study

BJGP Open
Background: The true burden of Lyme disease in primary care in Scotland is unknown. Epidemiological data are currently based on laboratory-confirmed reports as there is no mandatory reporting of clinical cases.
Sally Mavin, Swapna Guntupalli, Michael Robb   +2 more
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Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Hip Effusion in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department With Atraumatic Limp or Hip Pain: A Scoping Review

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
This study reviews the evidence for point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) for the detection of hip effusion in children presenting to the emergency department with atraumatic limp or hip pain. A scoping review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses Extension for Scoping Review (PRISMA‐ScR) guideline ...
Nigel Chan, David J. McCreary, Adriana Nedyalkova, Peter J. Snelling   +3 more
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Borrelia and Genital Lichen Sclerosus: A Critical Review of the Evidence

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Lichen sclerosus (LSc) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis that primarily affects the genitalia. Growing evidence supports chronic occlusive urine exposure as the principal pathogenic driver, though other mechanisms, including mechanical irritation, hormonal influences, autoimmunity, and infection, have been proposed.
Liang Zhi Wong, Richard Watchorn, Sandra Jerkovic Gulin, Christopher B. Bunker, Georgios Kravvas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aberrant T-cell phenotypes in a cohort of patients with post-treatment Lyme disease

Frontiers in Immunology
Post-treatment Lyme Disease (PTLD) is a poorly understood complication of Borrelia burgdorferi infection with significant patient morbidity. Characterized by fatigue, generalized myalgias, and cognitive impairment, PTLD symptomatology closely resembles ...
Alexander A. Girgis, Alexander A. Girgis, Raffaello Cimbro, Ting Yang, Alison W. Rebman, Thelio Sewell, Daniela Villegas de Flores, Aarti Vadalia, William H. Robinson, William H. Robinson, Andrea L. Cox, Erika Darrah, Mark J. Soloski, John Aucott   +13 more
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Modified two-tiered testing algorithm for Lyme disease serology: the Canadian context

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2020
Background: Lyme disease (LD) is emerging in many parts of central and eastern Canada. Serological testing is most commonly used to support laboratory diagnosis of LD.
Todd Hatchette, Robbin Lindsay, on behalf of the Lyme Disease Diagnostics Working Group   +2 more
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Broad support for lethal control of wild deer among subscribers of nature organisations in England and Wales

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild deer populations are increasing across the northern hemisphere, posing challenges to the environment and people. Deer impacts can be managed using lethal and non‐lethal practices, but research suggests lethal control receives mixed support.
Elena Cini, Rebecca Spake, Louise McMillan, Amy Gresham, Graeme Shannon, Felix Eigenbrod, Christopher P. Nichols, Paul Orsi, Alastair I. Ward, Freya A. V. St John   +9 more
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A sex-based analysis of complete blood count features during acute, untreated Lyme disease

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionAlthough lymphopenia has been described in acute Lyme disease (LD), the complete blood count (CBC) has not been comprehensively examined, nor have sex-based analyses been conducted. We analyzed CBC values and identified sex-based trends among
Alison W. Rebman, Ting Yang, Jonathan M. Zenilman, Mark J. Soloski, John N. Aucott   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Michael A. Miles   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source