Re: CDC Position on Sexual AND Vertical Tranmission (From Dr. Julie Gerberding)

From: Martijn (Kw3Ls_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:33:33 +0100

brent wrote:
> On 30 Jan 2005 19:17:04 -0800, "a_weisman@yahoo.com"
> <a_weisman@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>There is no definitive scientific evidence to support either sexual or
>>transplacental transmission.
>
>
> Premise 8: Congenital (vertical) transmission between humans does not
> occur The CDC position on intra-human Bbsl transmission is that 'Lyme
> disease bacteria are not transmitted from person-to-person' (17).
> Current human and veterinary data make this position indefensible
> (79,80). Schlesinger and MacDonald reported the first human congenital
> transfer cases of Bbsl. Gardner provided the initial and now most
> recent exhaustive review of available human gestational transfer cases
> (13,81). Her credible supporting studies utilized histological, PCR,
> or culture identification of Bb in both mother and newborn or aborted
> fetus. She reviewed 263 Bbsl-infected cases and summarized the birth
> outcomes. If mothers are untreated, Gardner notes the high percentage
> of negative pregnancy outcomes along with symptomatic, as well as
> seemingly asymptomatic, neonates.
>
> Maybe she should read abit more.

Where is this text from?

Yes, brent, transplacental transmission is supported, but maybe it's
still not *definite* anough for the CDC.
But how about sexual transmission? Do you have some studies for me?
(please add source)

I think this CDC letter is quite reasonable.

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