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Epidemiology and risk factors of Lyme disease in Taiwan from 2007 to 2020

Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is the most commonly transmitted tick-borne infection in the United States and among the most frequently diagnosed tick-borne infections worldwide. Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi.
Chi-Jeng Hsieh, Shih-Chieh Lin, Chun-Yu Liang, Chih-Hsiung Hsu, Chieh-Hua Lu, Chia-Peng Yu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lyme Disease [PDF]

, 2015
When asked to think of headlining diseases, many would choose bubonic plague, smallpox, Ebola, or leprosy. However, Lyme disease makes up for more confirmed diagnostic cases in the United States than all the aforementioned diseases combined.
Beal, Marin Olson
core   +2 more sources

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

Initial Treatment and Referral Patterns for Acute Facial Palsy: Insights From Emergency Department Practices

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate variations in Bell's Palsy treatment and referrals within the Emergency Department (ED), with a focus on sociodemographic and provider‐related factors. Methods A retrospective cohort review was performed including patients with a new diagnosis of Bell's Palsy or acute facial paralysis treated at a single, tertiary ...
Christine C. Little, Rahul K. Sharma, Alexander Barna, Priyesh N. Patel, Scott J. Stephan, Shiayin F. Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Updated CDC Recommendation for Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2019
Lyme disease is a tickborne zoonosis for which serologic testing is the principal means of laboratory diagnosis. In 1994, the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors, CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the ...
P. Mead, J. Petersen, A. Hinckley
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cases of Lyme Disease Appear to Follow Periodic Cycles Linked to Geography [PDF]

, 2018
We are studying the spread of Lyme disease through Wisconsin. It is important because the number of people diagnosed with Lyme Disease in the US is around 300,000, annually (CDC 2017). The CDC has collected data of reported Lyme Disease
Marshall, Jeremy, Van Pelt, Nicholas
core  

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
wiley   +1 more source

Surveillance for Lyme Disease — United States, 2008–2015

Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries, 2017
Problem/Condition Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vectorborne disease in the United States but is geographically focal. The majority of Lyme disease cases occur in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and upper Midwest regions.
Amy M Schwartz, A. Hinckley, P. Mead, S. Hook, K. Kugeler   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Invalidation by medical professionals in post-treatment Lyme disease

Scientific Reports
Patients with post-treatment Lyme disease (PTLD) report negative perceptions of care and significant invalidation from medical professionals. However, the relationship of invalidation to illness severity has not been examined, nor have risk factors for ...
Alison W. Rebman, Ting Yang, John N. Aucott   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source