LymeNet Flash: European Borrelia found in Canada-east coast

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Posted by jimw (Member # 3111) on :

Here is the article...this will change the profile of the disease here once North American ticks begin to carry this.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no12/06-0448.htm

Posted by Truthfinder (Member # 8512) on :

Jim,

I read the article.

I'm not sure what you mean by ``this will change the profile of the disease here...''

Do you think the cases of neuro-Lyme will predominate in the future, or what do you mean?

We already have at least one other European strain running around in the U.S. in several states - B. bissettii - and no one seems to care or wish to try differentiate between species and the known symptoms they cause. I'm not sure anyone will care much about B. garinii either.

Tracy

Posted by Greatcod (Member # 7002) on :

I asked my LLMD about five years ago if any of the European strains were in North America.
He told me that no one tested for them, no one knew.
From what I've witnessed, the people most affected by undiagnosed and untreated Lyme have mostly neuro symptoms (the CFIDs crew) which may be the consequence of B. Garnelli infection.
The birds may be carrying the infection north, and not south.
Oh, Canada!

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