I wanted to follow up on a comment made last year about advertising groups. Why? Because I keep getting people from far distances who have been to some infectious disease specialties or those “treating Lyme.” In my career, traditional Lyme approaches were 45 seconds in the 1980s. With 30 seconds on Bartonella, which is carried […]
“Alec was an engineering student at Oregon State University, an accomplished athlete, an entrepreneur, an outdoor enthusiast, and someone who embraced life’s biggest challenges. Whether he was mountain biking, fly fishing, skiing, or working as a whitewater guide, Alec approached life with remarkable energy and determination. [Story source: Lymedisease.org.] When his health began to change,
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a. Treatment with commonly used therapies has been associated with the emergence of atovaquone- and azithromycin-resistant B. microti. [Clearly, none of our seven books discussing dosing from 2005-2008 were examined. We beat this resistance with atovaquone “yellow paint” by using a dose far above the routine 10 mL a day, by using 20-30 mLs a
They looked at treatments like mefloquine [Larium], tafenoquine [Arakoda}, primaquine, methylene blue, and lumefantrine [Coartem], alone or in combination with artesunate. [Babesia killing]…. was verified by microscopy and PCR. Results: All drugs, except lumefantrine [in Coartem], showed in vitro [lab] activity against B. bovis, with methylene blue showing the most potent activity…. Combination with artesunate
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Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii are the leading causes of Lyme borreliosis (LB) in Europe. Persistent LB forms may involve biofilms, potentially contributing to antibiotic tolerance. Methods: Whole-genome sequencing was conducted on 7 B. afzelii and 5 B. garinii isolates from erythema migrans skin biopsies. Biofilms were analyzed for extracellular DNA (eDNA) content… [They looked
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How do we know 70-80% are cured with two weeks of Doxycycline and Amoxicillin? These meds push active Lyme into round bodies, which are able to survive a hurricane and laugh at these two antibiotics. Why? They cannot enter and kill a round body or “nut” form. These medicines may create “persisters” that do not
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In recent years, Babesia and Bartonella species co-infections in patients with chronic, nonspecific illnesses have continued to challenge and change the collective medical understanding of “individual pathogen” vector-borne infectious disease dynamics, pathogenesis and epidemiology. The objective of this case series is to provide additional molecular documentation of Babesia odocoilei infection in humans in the Americas
Dr. Eva Sapi, Chair of the Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences at the University of New Haven, has led notable research at the intersection of Borrelia burgdorferi (the Lyme disease bacterium), biofilm formation, and cellular oncology. Her laboratory’s work explores how persistent bacterial structures and intracellular infections may influence host tissue environments, inflammatory pathways,
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Dr. Neil L. Spector, MD, was a leading physician-scientist, Duke University oncologist, and cancer researcher whose personal encounter with tick-borne disease transformed research at the intersection of oncology, Borrelia, and Bartonella. His work bridged the gap between modern targeted cancer therapies and infectious disease, offering a framework for understanding chronic tick-borne infections. 1. Personal Experience
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Timothy Haystead, PhD, professor of pharmacology and cancer biology, has been honored with the inaugural Neil L. Spector, MD, Legacy Award for Transformational Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Research, from the Bay Area Lyme Foundation. The award is the foundation’s highest scientific honor, recognizing bold, rigorous, translational research that moves patients closer to answers. Haystead was honored for his research
