The Global Search for Education: France – Ticks
Sep05

The Global Search for Education: France – Ticks

   “Chronic Lyme disease is due to the persistence of Borrelia within tissues but is also probably due to other micro-organisms responsible for co-infections.”– Dr. Christian Perronne  Lyme (Borreliosis), Anaplasmosis /Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Bartonella, Tularemia, and more recently, Borrelia miyamotoi (a distant relative of Lyme Borreliosis) are recognized tick-borne...

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The Global Search for Education: Germany – Ticks
Aug29

The Global Search for Education: Germany – Ticks

 “One of the first projects should be the improvement of the test sensitivity for chronic Lyme disease patients worldwide. The European Union has spent over 1 million Euros on the development of a high-sensitive lab on a chip project which is still underway.” — Dr. Armin Schwarzbach  The CDC’s new estimate this month of 300,000 cases of Lyme disease per year in the US (10 times higher than previously...

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The Global Search for Education: Norway – Ticks
Aug18

The Global Search for Education: Norway – Ticks

 “Our method is based upon live blood microscopy. Bacteria become visible by optical changes involving refraction index, swelling and spreading of cells which result in inflated structures well above the optical resolution capacities for a light microscope.” — Morten Laane and Ivar Mysterud  Oslo University biologists Morten Laane and Ivar Mysterud have discovered a method to identify Borrelia bacteria in the...

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The Global Search for Education: In Search of Solutions – Ticks
Aug09

The Global Search for Education: In Search of Solutions – Ticks

 “We in the US can learn from the Chinese approach by holding our own multidisciplinary scientific conferences, where researchers, clinicians and specialists come together with government officials to tackle this global epidemic.” — Richard Horowitz    To date in my “Ticks” series, we have learned from leading global experts that tick-borne illnesses (including Lyme disease) are possibly the most...

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The Global Search for Education: The Netherlands and Ticks
Apr19

The Global Search for Education: The Netherlands and Ticks

 “If chronic or persistent Lyme disease exists, we will need more than antibiotics for treatment. Anti-inflammatory components or anti-cytokine treatment will be options.” — Dr. Leo Joosten  Lyme (Borreliosis), Anaplasmosis /Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Bartonella, Tularemia, and more recently, Borrelia miyamotoi (a distant relative of Lyme Borreliosis) are recognized tick-borne...

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