by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12942-019-0173-0 Comment; Great idea to use volunteers to sample and collect specimens for analysis to generate an ongoing survey of when/where tick activity is highest to coordinate with the CDC Re;...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.vpr.org/post/blood-microbiomes-and-lyme-disease-ticks-diet-makes-difference#stream/0 Comment; The fact that the type of blood-meal a tick consumes alters its microbiome, impacting its ability to pass along pathogens. New research show that a deer...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-6681-9 Comment; We are failing to adequately treat this disease. Part of the problem is poor recognition of ongoing immune system activation after infection resolves with host-driven deterioration....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS
American Society for Microbiology Journal of Clinical Microbiology...