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By Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, Northeastern University Human safety trials of a novel antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease developed by Northeastern professor Kim Lewis are scheduled to start this spring in Australia, with results anticipated by fall. “Hopefully, the results will... Read More »

U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (Virginia) and Andrew R. Garbarino (New York) have introduced bipartisan legislation to allow for greater monitoring and reporting of alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) cases by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Alpha-gal syndrome... Read More »

In 2023, Virginia convened a working group to study and make recommendations for reducing the impact of tick-borne diseases in that state. The panel, composed of public health officials, academic experts, patient representatives, and other stakeholders, held five meetings... Read More »

Daisy Kent, a current contestant on the TV show “The Bachelor,” has spoken freely about her Lyme disease experience. In the following video she recently posted to TikTok, she gives details of the Lyme treatment she underwent at Klinik St. Georg in Germany.  ... Read More »

Reported Lyme disease cases in the U.S. rose nearly 70% in 2022. The CDC says it’s not because of a large increase of new infections, but rather because of a change in reporting requirements. According to the CDC, there were more than 62,000 reported cases in 2022. This was... Read More »

Some people think you’ve made it big if you’re named in a Jeopardy question or answer. By that measure, both “Lyme disease” and the documentary “The Quiet Epidemic” have definitely made the grade! On February 13’s episode of the popular... Read More »

The US government has released the National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People. It’s a joint effort by 17 federal departments and agencies. The Kay Hagan Tick Act, signed into law in 2019, required the Department of Health and... Read More »

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People (VBD National Strategy). As directed by the 2019 Kay Hagan Tick Act—named after the U.S. Senator who died due to complications... Read More »

By Jonathan Shaw, Harvard Magazine Whole-genome sequencing of hundreds of samples of Borrelia burgdorferi, the tick-borne bacterium that causes Lyme disease, has revealed why the severity of the illness varies from place to place and person to person. The findings suggest new... Read More »