Taking Aim at Lyme Disease

[wonko]

Just another post to alert folks to reports about reports on Lyme disease in the media.  

This one comes from Chemical & Engineering News, a weekly magazine published by the American Chemical Society.  This multi-part story includes reporting on a new vaccine is being developed amid worries about a hostile reception.

http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i25/Taking-Aim-Lyme-Disease.html

[cave76]

From another article in the same group:
http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i25/Shot-Against-Lyme-Disease.html

"Without a vaccine or other effective preventive measures, early diagnosis of Lyme disease becomes critical, medical experts say."

"In the absence of a vaccine, preventive measures will continue to be a top priority for CDC, Beard says. “We do everything in relation to that goal,” he notes. “It’s a challenge, yes, but impossible, no.”

And yet the CDC refuses to allow prophylaxis (upon tick bite) with a cheap and mostly well tolerated antibiotic. I don't think they're 'doing everything'.

But they will continue to try and produce a vaccine that is patentable that may not work any better that the last failed vaccine.

But one can hope.

[mojogal]

Thank you for the info.

[cave76]

Thank you for posting that! It's nice to see more articles here. Food for discussion, not argument.

I have to get started with my day now, but will revisit this thread.