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A new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology finds that LymeSeek™, a single-tier Lyme disease diagnostic test developed by ACES Diagnostics and its research collaborators, accurately detected clinically diagnosed early Lyme disease cases. These were... Read More »

By Center for Lyme Action Center for Lyme Action (CLA) celebrates the signing of the Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act into law, renewing critical federal efforts to address Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases through Fiscal Year 2030. The legislation, S. 2398, passed the... Read More »

By Terri McCormick The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release on September 28 announcing nearly $3 million in new federal funding to test innovative approaches to controlling ticks and reducing Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome and other... Read More »

LymeDisease.org president Dorothy Leland will be a presenter at the upcoming Tick-Borne Illness Global Summit, a four-day virtual event running from October 8–11. Hosted by The Tick Chicks, this free online event brings together more than 40 medical experts, researchers, and... Read More »

Investigative journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer, long respected in the Lyme community for her groundbreaking reporting and her book Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change, has published a powerful new op‑ed in USA Today. In it, she warns that the nation is facing a rapidly... Read More »

From the Texas Lyme Alliance: Many Texans are unaware that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) offers a tick identification and testing service for eligible ticks that have been attached to a person. DSHS first identifies the tick by species, life stage, and... Read More »

A new national study from Quest Diagnostics and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds that co‑exposure to multiple tick‑borne pathogens is far more common than previously recognized. Published in JAMA Network Open, the analysis reviewed more than 193,000 test... Read More »

The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed the bipartisan Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act, advancing major federal support for Lyme and other tick‑borne diseases at a time when cases continue to rise nationwide. The bill, which cleared the Senate with unanimous... Read More »

By Terri McCormick For years, people living with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses have fought to be heard. Patients and advocates have shared their stories, pushed for better research and testing, fought for access to care, educated physicians, worked with lawmakers,... Read More »