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Lab Escape Conspiracy Theory

Is it worth mentioning the debunked idea that Lyme Disease is a "lab escape" from Plum Island? https://aldf.com/did-lyme-disease-originate-in-the-eastern-u-s-from-borrelia-burgdorferi-infected-ticks-that-escaped-from-a-laboratory-at-the-plum-island-animal-disease-center-where-scientists-were-conducting-top-sec/ Michael Hurwicz (talk) 22:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately I think that since out new secretary of health asserts this inanity is true we must seriously rebut it. Litch (talk) 00:21, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How is there no mention on this page of the book published in 2019 (Bitten) or the legislation passed that same year in Congress which was widely reporter in the news??? This seems insane not to include. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/16/pentagon-review-weaponised-ticks-lyme-disease 2400:2410:9722:FC00:BF58:320C:85AE:53F9 (talk) 19:33, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congresscritters call for "review" of things all the time, that's not notable. As for the book, you'd need reliable secondary sources discussing the book to include it here. — The Hand That Feeds You:^Bite 22:39, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@2400:2410:9722:FC00:BF58:320C:85AE:53F9 Please refrain from inserting AI slop into wikipedia articles. Some of those references in your edits were simply made up. ScienceFlyer (talk) 15:09, 24 February 2025 (UTC) ScienceFlyer (talk) 15:09, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: One Health Connections

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 13 January 2025 and 30 April 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): BellaCamilleWright (article contribs). Peer reviewers: BellaCamilleWright.

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Chronic Lyme fudge

Asto77 Why are you adding links to the "Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center"? This is not a MEDRS and contains some dubious/quackery adjacent content. There are vast numbers of suitable MEDRS sources on lyme disease so no need for dubious sources. To be clear Chronic lyme disease is pseudo-medicine and Wikipedia needs to be ultra-careful about not blending it with legitimate lyme medicine (in the way, of course, that proponents strive for with their confusions of terms). Bon courage (talk) 14:04, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've tagged one of the edits with the {{citation needed}} template for what it's worth. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 14:16, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

apologies will remove. i thought John Hopkins regarded as acceptable source. thanks Asto77 (talk) 14:16, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling variety on article

Which spelling variety (i.e. American English, British English, etc.) should we consider using for this article as per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Spelling? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 14:09, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to be US "English" (discolored e.g.). Bon courage (talk) 14:18, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've tagged the article with the American English template where appropriate. Also, should we keep the dmy format or switch to the mdy format? Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 14:28, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly not long until a separate article for Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) is appropriate

see e.g. Long Covid. Asto77 (talk) 14:24, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Currently redirects to[1]. If that sections gets big, then a WP:SPLIT could be on the table. But it's quite short at the moment. Bon courage (talk) 14:34, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Transmission time

@Asto77 I'm confused as to why you reverted my edit to remove a redundant section. The article already says: Risk of infection increases with time of attachment, but in North America risk of Lyme disease is small if the tick is removed within 36 hours.

I support re-including the substance of this well-sourced statement that was in the article prior to today's edits:

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "In most cases, a tick must be attached for 36 to 48 hours or more before the Lyme disease bacterium can be transmitted. If you remove a tick quickly (within 24 hours), you can greatly reduce your chances of getting Lyme disease." In Europe, Ixodes ricinus ticks may spread the bacteria more quickly.

There is no reliable evidence or citation in support of the statement in the present revision:

However a 2014 review found that there was no evidence of a minimum attachment time for transmission, that ticks may have spirochetes in their salivary glands prior to feeding, and that there was anecdotal evidence that infection could occur in humans within a short time after tick attachment.

Therefore, it should be removed immediately. If you're looking for a reliable source on attachment time, I'd suggest this CDC review. ScienceFlyer (talk) 19:32, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I'm out of capacity so I'll revet Asto77 (talk) 20:29, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your extensive work on this article is greatly appreciated! ScienceFlyer (talk) 00:18, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]