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By CanLyme Canadian researchers compared the prevalence and infection rate of ticks in residential, woodland and residential/woodland border zones in Ottawa.1 They found that there were 15 times as many nymphal ticks in the woodland zones and 4 times as many in the border zones... Read More »

By Christine Kilgore, Medscape Advancing treatment for what has been variably called chronic Lyme and posttreatment Lyme disease (PTLD) is under the eyes of a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) committee of experts for the first time — a year after... Read More »

By Bonnie Crater, Center for Lyme Action Thank you to all the Lyme advocates for your consistent efforts to grow federal funding for Lyme and tick-borne conditions. Last week, the House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Labor, Health and Human... Read More »

By  Leslie Tate, Tulane University A new Tulane University case study published in the journal Heliyon explores whether untreated, chronic Lyme disease could have played a role in a tragic case of substance abuse and violence. The case study focused on a 32-year-old male patient... Read More »

A resident of Maine, 80-year-old Arlene Crabtree, passed away in June after a delayed diagnosis of tick-borne babesiosis. Her daughter Deborah Crabtree gave the following account to a Maine TV station: ”My mom was diagnosed with what we thought was a UTI. So, she was on... Read More »

Singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne has been named to the Order of Canada, that country’s highest civilian honor. It recognizes individuals for their “exceptional contributions” to Canada and humanity. According to the official website for the Order of Canada: Avril... Read More »

If you’re pregnant and were recently diagnosed with either acute or chronic Lyme disease, you may be eligible to participate in a paid pilot study led by Dr. Sarah Mulkey at Children’s National Hospital in Washington D.C. The research team is currently enrolling pregnant... Read More »

As of May 29, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has received over 200 laboratory reports of tick-borne diseases. Additionally, KDHE has received several reports of tick bites and complaints of high numbers of ticks, which indicates that tick activity and... Read More »

A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report says the federal government, state and local authorities, clinicians, medical societies and organizations, public health practitioners, employers, educators, and others should adopt a new definition for “Long... Read More »