Lyme Disease Journal Articles

• Orthopoxvirus Testing for Persons at Low Risk of Monkeypox This report presents 3 patients with atypical symptoms who received false-positives on orthopoxvirus RT-PCR tests, highlighting the need for caution in interpreting single laboratory test findings.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 30, 2022
• Public Health Surveillance, Reporting for Human Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis is likely underdiagnosed in the U.S. This report highlights the need for developing and implementing a standardized case definition in states where toxoplasmosis is reportable.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 30, 2022
• Lyme Neuroborreliosis: Known Knowns, Known Unknowns This review provides an approach to patients with neurological disorders in whom a diagnosis of Lyme neuroborreliosis is being considered. What does and does not constitute nervous system disease?
  Brain, September 21, 2022
• Whole Blood RT-PCR Testing for Diagnosis of Early Lyme Disease Is whole blood-RT-PCR useful as a diagnostic aid for early Lyme disease when done in conjunction with serology testing?
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, September 21, 2022
• Economic Burden of Lyme Disease in High-Incidence Areas An economic evaluation of the costs associated with Lyme disease underscores the importance of effective prevention measures.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 23, 2022
• Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Reported Lyme Disease Did spending more time indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic result in fewer reported cases of Lyme disease?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 09, 2021
• Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe The clinical manifestations of this tickborne disease can differ according to the species causing the infection.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 12, 2021
• Emergency Department Visits for Tick Bites This report reveals high numbers of visits to the emergency department for tick bite, particularly during the late spring and early summer months and in the Northeastern states.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 12, 2021
• Consideration of Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases This study suggests that while the prevalence of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases is on the rise in the U.S., they are often misdiagnosed and underreported by healthcare practitioners.
  Southern Medical Journal, June 03, 2021
• Swelling of the Ear Lobe As a Manifestation of Lyme Disease This case describes an unusual dermatologic presentation of Lyme disease, borrelial lymphocytoma, which is rare in the US but more common in Europe.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, May 29, 2020
• Stemming the Rising Tide of Ticks and Tickborne Diseases What strategies may help suppress ticks and reduce the risk for infection with tickborne diseases?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 03, 2020
• Lyme Disease at a North Carolina Outdoor Wilderness Camp This cluster of Lyme disease cases in North Carolina indicates that the disease may be expanding further south.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, February 24, 2020
• Surge in Anaplasmosis Cases in Maine, USA, 2013-2017 What factors may account for the rise in human granulocytic anaplasmosis cases in Maine?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 05, 2020
• Laboratory Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathy What role does laboratory testing play in the evaluation of peripheral neuropathy?
  Seminars in Neurology, January 25, 2020
• Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus, United Kingdom What have we learned about the spread of tick-borne encephalitis virus in the United Kingdom, and what are the public health implications?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 15, 2020
• Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Infections: A Neurologist's View Fundamental misunderstandings exist among both patients and practitioners about the nature of tick-borne infections. This review aims to address these issues from the neurologist's perspective.
  Seminars in Neurology, November 26, 2019
• Risk Factors for Diseases Associated With Black-Legged Ticks As vectors for Lyme disease, black-legged ticks present a public health crisis in North America. Are current prevention recommendations appropriate? Where should prevention efforts be focused?
  American Journal of Epidemiology, October 28, 2019
• Neurologic Infections in Travelers This article presents an overview of the the many parasitic, bacterial, and viral infectious diseases that may present with neurological manifestations in the international traveler.
  Seminars in Neurology, September 26, 2019
• CDC Recommendation for Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease Recently, the FDA cleared several Lyme disease serologic assays with new indications for use, allowing for an EIA rather than western immunoblot assay as a confirmatory test.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 06, 2019
• Enhancement of Lyme Disease Risk by Landscape Connectivity Find out how park connectivity and landscape composition may contribute to Lyme disease risk in urban areas.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 05, 2019