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Want an easy way to see where disease-carrying ticks have been found throughout the United States? Check out the new interactive tick maps recently launched by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation. The maps are based on data published in mSphere, a multidisciplinary open-access journal... Read More »

October 17 update: The premiere originally scheduled for October 20 has been postponed. According to Rhisa Marie Perera, she did not anticipate so much attention, both locally, and worldwide. She has been advised to push back the date to pursue further options for distribution.... Read More »

The name “borreliosis” can refer to two distinct but similar infections: Lyme disease and tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF). Both diseases result from different subspecies of Borrelia. They exhibit many of the same symptoms and both are spreading geographically.... Read More »

From journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer on Facebook: “I have posted the latest documents in the Torrey v. IDSA case on my website. As many know, the lawsuit was dismissed in federal court in Texas. More than 400 documents were filed in the case since 2017; I’ve posted the key... Read More »

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Northeastern University Chronic Lyme disease has frustrated doctors and patients alike for years. The severe, lingering symptoms, such as chronic fatigue, muscle and joint pain, arthritis, or cognitive difficulties, have disrupted patients’ lives and... Read More »

Research from UCLA suggests that many physicians may not have the knowledge or training to properly recognize how Lyme disease appears on the skin of Black people. In a study just published in the peer-reviewed Journal of General Internal Medicine, UCLA’s Dr. Dan Ly analyzed data... Read More »

From journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer on Facebook: Torrey v. IDSA update: I am saddened to report that the lawsuit on behalf Lyme disease patients has been dismissed in federal court in Texas. Below is an excerpt from the court’s recent ruling dismissing the claim that IDSA... Read More »

The University of Arizona’s Cronkite News Service looks at the issue of Lyme disease–and how hard it is for people to get effectively treated. Prominently featured in the story: LymeDisease.org’s Lorraine Johnson and our MyLymeData patient registry. By Emily... Read More »

The House of Representatives this week passed an amendment offered by New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith, directing the federal government’s “watchdog” agency to investigate the Department of Defense’s (DOD) possible weaponization of ticks and other insects with Lyme disease... Read More »