Multiple sclerosis: Possibility of a gut environment-induced disease

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0197018618305126?via%3Dihub Comment; There is so much about the gut microbiome & human microbiome in general that we do NOT understand nor appreciate! The gut has the 2nd largest number of neurons &...

Idaho is home to plenty of ticks but no Lyme disease, experts say — at least for now

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections

https://www.idahostatesman.com/outdoors/playing-outdoors/article231733368.html Comment; 15 cases of tick-borne Lyme with the explanation that those folks were infected in other states. OK, but as the writer admits, Tularemia, Rocky Mtn Spotted Fever, Tick-borne...

Recent discoveries and advancements in research onthe Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections

https://f1000research.com/articles/8-763/v1 Comment; Technical review article that delves into the immunology, how the VIsE locus/antigenic group allows the tick vector to remain assymptomatic while only mammalian hosts are harmed–a great way to transmit a...

Anaplasma phagocytophilum presenting with orchitis in a renal transplant recipient

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/tid.13129 Comment; Testicular inflammation fromm a tick-borne parasite in an immunocompromised patient. There are so many different infectious presentations from these parasites! Akshay KhatriAmanda LlojiRichard...

Time of year and outdoor recreation affect human exposure to ticks in California, United States

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877959X19300998?via%3Dihub Comment; Surveilance by citizens is a good thing, the more data we have, the better choices we can make. Daniel J.SalkeldabW. TannerPortercSamantha M.LohbNathan C.NietocShow...

PART TWO: Fighting Lyme Disease

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections

https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/PART-TWO-Fighting-Lyme-Disease-511597151.html Comment; More info on the research being done into vectors for the disease. By Morgan Sturdivant | Posted: Thu 7:18 PM, Jun 20, 2019  | Updated: Thu 7:26...

Part One: Fighting Lyme Disease

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections

https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Part-One-Fighting-Lyme-Disease-511540782.html Comment; Sadly, this disease is often missed due to lack of suspicion/placement in the differential of the current illness combined with the propensity to false-negative lab results. Part...

Severe Babesiosis Masquerading as Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Case Report

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections

https://www.cureus.com/articles/18066-severe-babesiosis-masquerading-as-thrombotic-thrombocytopenic-purpura-a-case-report Comment; We have been blessed with such good health in the developed world that we don’t often consider some of these more obscure yet...

TOUCHED BY LYME: Singing from the IDSA Lyme hymnal

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections

TOUCHED BY LYME: Singing from the IDSA Lyme hymnal Comment; Sadly, many cases of Lyme are missed–lab tests are often falsely negative–if it’s considered and tested for at all! Single-joint arthritis (monoarthritis) should be considered infectious...

Rodent species as possible reservoirs of Borrelia burgdorferi in a prairie ecosystem

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877959X18304977?via%3Dihub Comment; The white-footed deer mouse was thought to be the only rodent reservoir for Borrelia burdorferi–pathogen that causes Lyme Disease. Now we know that other mice also host...

Quantifying the relationship between human Lyme disease and Borrelia burgdorferi exposure in domestic dogs

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections

https://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/750 Comment; Complex statistical analysis predicting prevalence of Lyme based on the prevalence in dogs. Man’s best friend indeed! DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2019.750 Yan LiuSchool of Community Health...

Ticks and tick-borne diseases in the city: Role of landscape connectivity and green space characteristics in a metropolitan area

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719312276?via%3Dihub Comment; Traditionally we think of “green spaces” as being healthy for people–maybe not! This is a novel perspective showing that other considerations need to be made....