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Investigative reporter Mary Beth Pfeiffer posted the following on her Facebook page on March 3. On Aug. 5, 2013, Joseph Elone, 17, died of Lyme carditis, soon after spending two weeks at a summer camp in Rhode Island. Lyme tests were negative; no rash was found, and he was not... Read More »

Ricky Wysocki, currently the number-one professional disc golf player in the world, was bitten by a tick and diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2019. This landed him bedridden for months. After journeying back to recovery, Wysocki has partnered with Insect Shield to spread awareness... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group has submitted its third and final Report to Congress. The document is now available to the public on the Health and Human Services website. Click here to download your own copy.             Read More »

In November 2022, after weeks of doctors visits, 2-year-old Cali Neri of New York was diagnosed with severe encephalitis caused by tick-borne Powassan virus. The condition left her unable to speak and unable to move much of her body. However, her family says that while recovery... Read More »

From the County of Santa Clara Vector Control District, via Facebook: Pacific Coast Tick Fever (PCTF) is a newly emerging tick-borne disease in Northern California, transmitted by the Pacific Coast tick (Dermacentor occidentalis). Symptoms of PCTF include fever, headache, and an... Read More »

The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s phase 3 clinical trial for a Lyme disease vaccine has hit a snag. Pfizer and vaccine partner Valneva said in a joint statement that they will stop testing the vaccine in about half of the US participants due to “violations of Good Clinical... Read More »

In 2017, 25-year-old Peter Smith, died of Lyme carditis in Portland, Maine. Now, a jury has ordered the hospital and doctor that failed to recognize that he had Lyme disease to pay $6.3 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. But the award is expected to be reduced to $4 million... Read More »

Legislation to extend workers’ compensation coverage to New Yorkers who contract Lyme and other tick-borne diseases on the job has been introduced. S.B. 3117 is sponsored by State Senator John Mannion, Chairman of the Committee on Disabilities. Under the bill, workers that... Read More »

Steven Harris, MD, is a board-certified family practitioner with a focus on chronic, complex illnesses including Lyme disease and associated tick-borne infections. As part of the Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s Distinguished Speaker Series, he recently spoke on “Treating... Read More »