News

From the Center for Lyme Action: We all know one tick bite can change a life. That’s why we need to take action today to urge Congress to protect and fund Lyme and tick-borne disease federal programs. Why Now? A recently leaked Fiscal Year 2026 budget passback from the... Read More »

Kevin Boyce, a 62-year-old resident of the Boston area, passed away last year from Powassan virus. Now, his family is raising awareness about the risks of tick bites and urging people to take precautions. Boyce fell ill in April 2024. Within days, his condition worsened, leading... Read More »

Antech, a veterinary diagnostics company, has launched two advanced screening tests for tick-borne diseases, heartworm, and other pathogens. Enhanced Accuplex™ can now test dogs for three Ehrlichia species, and two Anaplasma species, alongside heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis)... Read More »

From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Research funders should prioritize investigating treatments that improve function and quality of life for people living with Lyme infection-associated chronic illness (IACI) based on the currently available... Read More »

Last year, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) convened a committee of experts to review the research on chronic Lyme disease and figure out what it would take to develop better treatments. Now, that committee has completed its report, entitled... Read More »

A newly published study in the Journal of Medical Entomology highlights the growing presence of babesiosis in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Researchers documented human cases and detected Babesia microti in local tick populations. Historically concentrated in the... Read More »

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is recruiting participants for a clinical trial to improve cognitive function in patients with chronic Lyme disease. The clinical trial aims to evaluate the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive brain... Read More »

From Northwestern University: Lyme disease, a disease transmitted when deer ticks feed on infected animals like deer and rodents, and then bite humans, impacts nearly half a million individuals in the U.S. annually. Even in acute cases, Lyme can be devastating; but early... Read More »

Ten years ago, then-13-year old Julia Bruzzese was unable to walk, due to complications of Lyme disease. Her family took her to JFK airport, to see Pope Francis, who visiting the United States at the time. She made the national news, when the Pope stopped and blessed her. Now,... Read More »