This year, for the first time, her local public health department sent pamphlets for patients
that included stepby-step charts of what to do after finding a tick, including which symptoms …

Phillip Baker has taken “Lyme denialism” to new depths (1). According to the Institute of
Medicine, there are at least 116 million people living with acute and chronic pain in the …

Listening outside the box: the case of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. - Abstract -
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A world-renowned Lyme disease expert explains everything you need to know if you live,
work, or play in areas with the ticks that carry disease. Once restricted to small forested …

Background Is there any basis for the apparent controversies surrounding Lyme disease? In
broad terms, the salient issues contributing are (1) the disconnect between a public view or …

The risk of Lyme disease depends on climate, geography, the abundance of specific insect
vectors, and human interaction with these. In BC, Ixodes pacificus, the primary tick vector for …

The CDC offers guidelines for the reporting and identification of LD, and there are
considerable concerns over the rising incidence of reported cases. According to the CDC, in …

In his attack on “Lyme disease activists” who have besmirched the “scientific enterprise,”
Phillip Baker misrepresents the controversy over tick-borne diseases (1). His view of ruthless …

The Review article by Halperin et al 1 concerning Lyme disease “misconceptions” is the
latest in a series of Lyme denialist attacks by members and supporters of the Infectious …

Background Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease in Canada that requires a
comprehensive approach to prevention and control. It is a serious illness caused by a …