All Posts Tagged With: "rickettsia"

Linda’s comment:  There are many many strains of Lyme.  The species from different countries makes it difficult to find the right treatment….PCR analysis revealed Rickettsia bacteria in two Haemaphysalis species. This is a first time support for Thailand.

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In this study, we identified two Haemaphysalis species present at the Khao Yai
National Park in Thailand and investigated the presence of rickettsia in these
ticks.

 

Link: http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=21318277&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks

Full article: http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=20202419&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks

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Data regarding the type, frequency, and distribution of
tick-borne pathogens and bacterial agents are not widely
available for many tick species that parasitize persons in the
southern United States. We therefore analyzed the frequency and
identity of pathogens and bacterial agents in ticks removed from
humans and subsequently submitted to the Texas Department of
State Health Services, Zoonosis Control Program, from October 1,
2004, through September 30, 2008. The data showed associations of
bacterial agents and potential vectors. Tick-related illnesses
may pose unidentified health risks in areas such as Texas, where
incidence of human disease related to tick bites is low but well
above zero and where ticks are not routinely suspected as the
cause of disease. Cause, treatment, and prevention strategies can
be better addressed through collecting sufficient data to
establish baseline assessments of risk. 

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Ecological changes are recognized as an important driver behind
the emergence of infectious diseases. The prevalence of infection
in ticks depends upon ecological factors that are rarely taken
into account simultaneously. Our objective was to investigate the
influence of forest fragmentation, vegetation, adult tick hosts,
and habitat on the infection prevalence of three tick-borne
bacteria – Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma
phagocytophilum, and Rickettsia sp of the Spotted Fever Group –
in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks, taking into account tick
characteristics. Questing nymphs and adults were sampled in 61
pastures and neighbouring woodlands in central France. Ticks were
tested by PCR by pools of nymphs and individual adults. The
individual infection prevalence was modeled using multivariate
regression.

Full article: http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=20453131&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks

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A quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to detect and quantify a portion of the outer membrane protein B gene (ompB) of Rickettsia amblyommii was employed to assess the threat of R. amblyommii exposure to humans parasitized by Amblyomma americanum (the lone star tick).

A total of 72 pools of lone star ticks removed from humans were acquired from two collections and used in this study: 44 pools of A. americanum submitted to the Department of Defense Human Tick Test Kit Program in 2003 collected from 220 individuals from 14 states, and 28 pools of A. americanum representing 120 ticks obtained from boy scouts and adult leaders at the Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree held at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, in 2005.

Of the 72 lone star tick pools representing 340 lone star ticks, 58 pools (80.5%) were positive for R. amblyommii. In addition, individual A. americanum ticks parasitizing humans collected as part of the Department of Defense Human Tick Test Kit Program in 2002 and 2003 from 17 states were evaluated. It was found that 244 of 367 (66.5%) individual A. americanum ticks tested positive for the presence of R. amblyommii DNA. These results clearly show that lone star ticks parasitizing humans are highly infected with R. amblyommii, which may potentiate rickettsial infection of and possibly disease in humans.

Linda’s Comment:  It amazes me that in the following publications do we find any suggestions about reducing our total body burden of pathogens and toxins.  It is a MUST that Lymies begin to reduce their total body burden of pathogens and toxins in order to begin addressing Lyme, Lyme Arthritis, Arthritis, and other chronic illness we see with Lyme patients.  Some people choose antibiotics…..I personally never went near antibiotics.  My whole detox and healing program was using anti-microbials, alternative medicine, alternative modalities, NO GMO foods, NO sugars, NO fast foods, NO soda’s, NO caffeine, NO coffee and I ate and still do eat organic foods.  I also have used a PhotonGenie since 2001 and use it daily.  I like it better than Rife, as I don’t have to worry about settings, I just turn it on and go.  I even sleep in mine.  The critters we Lymies fight LOVE heavy metals and especially GMO foods.  
 
There are also some foods that you don’t want to eat if you are having symptoms of Arthritis, however, it is more important to get rid of the GMO, sugars, coffee and soda’s to reduce the inflammation and pain.  The great thing about the fight program is you are dissolving biofilms and reducing inflammation on a daily basis.  So much of our pain comes from inflammation. 
 
I of course use many more things with my lifelong daily detox protocol.  If you can get IV chelation and do weekly colonics you can move things along faster.  However, you can start the program one step at a time and move at your own pace.  This is one protocol that must be done as suggested to get the full benefit of wellness.  The first three months are your toughest, but after that it is a breeze.  Yes, ever so often you have a day or two like you did when you first started, but I tell folks, it is like peeling an onion.  As you reach a new level you will have a couple of days where you keep your bathroom close.  At the end of 60 to 90 days and you begin to feel your life coming back to you, you will be very pleased that you began this journey.  Feel free to ask questions and I will share my journey with you.  Just remember JUST SAY NO TO GMO!! Continued