Established Population of Blacklegged Ticks with High Infection Prevalence for the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Sensu Lato, on Corkscrew Island, Kenora District, Ontario.

We document an established population of blacklegged ticks, , on Corkscrew Island, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. Primers of the outer surface protein A () gene, the flagellin () gene, and the flagellin B () gene were used in the PCR assays to detect sensu lato (s.l.

Detection of Borrelia Genomospecies 2 in Ixodes spinipalpis Ticks Collected from a Rabbit in Canada.

Lyme disease is a serious health problem, with many patients requiring in-depth clinical assessment and extended treatment. In the present study, we provide the first records of the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus , and Ixodes spinipalpis parasitizing eastern cottontails, Sylvilagus floridanus . We also documented a triple co-infestation of 3 tick species (Ixodes angustus, I.

Prevalence of the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis at Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario.

Lyme disease has emerged as a major health concern in Canada, where the etiological agent, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), a spirochetal bacterium, is typically spread by the bite of certain ticks.

Carotid endarterectomy in patients with significant renal dysfunction.

Purpose: Recent reports suggest that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) should not be performed in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) because of an unacceptable rate of perioperative stroke and other morbidity. Because these conclusions were based on a small number of patients, we reviewed the perioperative and long-term outcome of patients with ESRD and chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) who underwent CEA at our institution.

Methods: The 1081 patients who had a CEA between 1990 and 1997 were cross-referenced with those patients in whom renal insufficiency had been diagnosed.

Orally administered heparin for preventing deep venous thrombosis.

Background: Sodium N-(8-[2-hydroxybenzoyl] amino) caprylate (SNAC) is an acetylated amino acid molecule that facilitates the gastrointestinal absorption of heparin. This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of orally administered combination SNAC:heparin in preventing deep venous thrombosis in a standard rat model.

Methods: Forty-four adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups: group I control, group II SNAC, group III oral heparin, group IV combination SNAC:heparin, and group V intravenous heparin.