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Standing with experts from SUNY Upstate Medical University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), New York Congressman John Katko this week announced renewed efforts on the federal level to combat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. The... Read More »

July 12-16 was “Tick Week” at News Center Maine, an NBC-affiliated TV station in Portland, Maine. Reporter Vivian Leigh filed the following daily stories. July 12: Experts push tick checks as “nymph” ticks are out for blood July 13 The Maine Tick Lab... Read More »

Key infectious disease researchers at Tulane University, Duke University and North Carolina State University will collaborate on an initiative to develop a treatment for bartonelloses, a spectrum of vector-borne diseases that can cause debilitating symptoms. The three-year, $4.8... Read More »

Members of the 2012-2022 federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group have not been publicly announced yet. But the panel’s first meeting has been scheduled. It will be held online on August 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., ET. It is open to the public. According to the... Read More »

Although the erythema migrans (EM) skin rash is often considered a hallmark of Lyme disease, other skin manifestations of the tick-borne disease can happen as well. In a study published in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, researchers describe the case of a... Read More »

From News-Medical.net Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation resulting from the inflammatory response to coronavirus infection may be the cause of previously unexplained long COVID symptoms — such as fatigue, brain fog, and rashes — that occur in approximately 30% of... Read More »

From CBSN Boston: Both Maine and Rhode Island reported cases this week of Powassan virus, a rare tick-borne disease that can cause muscular weakness or even paralysis. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that the agency has confirmed a case of... Read More »

Island Press, the publisher of Mary Beth Pfeiffer’s groundbreaking book Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change has a special summertime promotion. From July 1 – 9 only, the e-book (not the physical book) is available for free download from all major retail outlets.... Read More »

From the Heal podcast: There is a clear tie between chronic Lyme disease and mental health illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Not only does Lyme cause these mental illnesses but the loneliness experienced within the Lyme community exacerbates these... Read More »