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By Meg Muckenhoupt For years, many researchers have assumed that alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) in the US was caused by only one species of tick: the lone star tick (Ambylomma americanum), which is most common across the Midwest and South and does not carry Lyme disease. Two new... Read More »

By Meg Muckenhoupt Missouri State Representative Matthew Overcast, Esq. has introduced a bill to add alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) and Lyme disease to that state’s list of mandatory reportable conditions. AGS is an allergy to red meat and meat-related products that is triggered by a... Read More »

By Tracy Peake, North Carolina State University In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with seizures and suspect... Read More »

In a February 20 Facebook post, Dr. Richard Horowitz relates: “Many of the epidemiologists at the CDC in Fort Collins, working on tick-borne diseases were just fired. According to my inside sources, they were given 4 weeks pay and kicked out two nights ago. And the ones who... Read More »

By Mira Shapiro, LymeDisease.org February 19 was the annual Center for Lyme Action’s Virtual Fly-In.  Lyme patient advocates from across the country spent the day in Zoom meetings with their senators and congressional representatives. We raised awareness of the seriousness of... Read More »

The Australian Senate has launched an inquiry into the access to diagnosis and treatment for people in Australia with tick-borne diseases. Professor Holly Ahern of the United States recently submitted the following written comments and was also asked to give verbal remarks. (See... Read More »

More than 5,000 patients, advocates and healthcare providers from 50 states signed onto a letter to President Trump that urges him to prioritize the critical public health crisis of Lyme and tick-borne diseases, and disrupt the status quo. Several celebrities, includin... Read More »

From the Center for Lyme Action: Thank you Lyme advocates for your efforts to grow federal funding for Lyme and tick-borne conditions! Register today and join us to work on  FY26 appropriations.  Our collective efforts have nearly tripled federal funding from FY20 to FY24. Join... Read More »

From MedPage Today: By Joyce Frieden The CDC has begun removing from its website words and pages relating to diversity, gender identity, or LGBTQ issues, according to several sources. “From a journalist friend: Just spreading the word,” wrote Deborah Blum, director of... Read More »