Topic: T for ticks, T for Tennessee- You've got Lone stari
Tincup
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Look out Tennessee... you've got Lone stari.
Just like Lyme..
But normal Lyme tests can't pick up this strain!!!
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J Med Entomol. 2003 Jan ;40 (1):100-2 12597661 [Cited: 4]
Detection of Borrelia lonestari in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) from Tennessee.
T Stegall-Faulk , D C Clark , S M Wright
Genetic sequences characteristic of Borrelia lonestari (Barbour et al. 1996) were detected in two pools of adult Amblyomma americanum (L.) from Tennessee, corresponding to an estimated minimum field infection rate of 8.4 infected ticks/1000 adults.
DNA amplification was conducted using primers derived from the B. lonestari flagellin gene that would also amplify Borrelia burgdorferi (Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt, and Brenner).
Species-specific, internal probes were then used to differentiate between genetic sequences of the spirochetes.
Subsequent nucleotide sequencing confirmed the presence of B. lonestari in A. americanum; B. burgdorferi was not detected.
This represents the first report of B. lonestari from Tennessee, and suggests that Lyme-like illness may occur in Tennessee.
Mesh-terms: Animals; Base Sequence; Borrelia, genetics; Borrelia, isolation & purification; DNA Primers; Electrophoresis, Agar Gel, methods; Ixodidae, microbiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Tennessee;
You talkin' to ME? I've always KNOWN that Tennessee was perty special.....might as well have the Lone Star....except they'll have to start calling it the Volunteer.
I brought this up with Dr. J a few months ago. He said it was probable. Don't think IgeneX tested for it though. How would I know?
Good to see ya hangin' out here.
Love and hugs, Janet
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Tincup
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Yepper.. I was looking directly for YOU! Nice to see you!!!
By the way... I need to talk to you. Got some time?
quote:Originally posted by seibertneurolyme: MDL Test #430 -- B. Lonestari
Think this has only been available for a year or so -- don't think anyone has posted that they tested positive on this test.
Bea Seibert
Keep in mind that is a PCR test. From what I've read, PCR tests aren't really good at detecting late Lyme. Because the Lyme lives in deep tissue. So, it isn't in the blood much, or in detectible levels.
I live in Tennessee and tested negative for Lyme via ELISA and Western Blot (I just had the 41k band). But I did test positive for Lyme via C6 Peptide.
If I do have the B. Lonestari strain, than this could explain my above testing results.
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btw, I am from Alabama. Where in TN ya'll from? I live in north west AL. About 10 minutes from the state line.
Thanks!
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Boomerang
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I agree.......we need to call ours Volunteeritis!
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