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Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North America and its incidence has risen sharply in the last decade. Since its progression depends on environmental factors, increases in daily temperatures, a manifestation of climate change, might be contributing to a rise... Read More »

The Fall issue of The Lyme Times is now available online to current members of Lymedisease.org. Some of the highlights of this issue include: Lyme Disease Has Been Found in All 50 States A Perfect Storm: More Ticks in More Places Which Lyme Disease Treatments Are More Effective... Read More »

Palo Alto, CA, October 30, 2018 – Bartonella Multi-Species Western Blots and Bartonella IgX Spot offer increased sensitivity, improved coverage for multiple species and strains, and quick results with a single blood draw IGeneX is excited to announce the availability of... Read More »

A new study of Lyme disease in Canada suggests that government statistics severely under-detect and under-report human cases of the illness in that country. C0-authored by Mount Allison University biology professor Vett Lloyd and Ralph Hawkins, MD, clinical associate professor at... Read More »

I’m excited to report that the first study using information from MyLymeData has just been published in the medical journal Healthcare. Using patient-reported outcome data from 3,900 people enrolled in MyLymeData, we looked at how individual patients vary in their response to... Read More »

Lyme borreliosis is a disease caused by bacteria of the genus Borrelia that are transmitted by a bite from a tick of the genus Ixodes. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur used mice to study the transmission of bacteria by ticks infected with various European and North American... Read More »

Exposure to tick-borne relapsing fever is widespread in California, according to a study published in the prestigious International Journal of General Medicine. The report entitled “Relapsing Fever Borrelia in California: A Pilot Serological Study” was written by... Read More »

Mega-star Avril Lavigne this week released her first new song in five years, about her personal battle with Lyme disease. Its title is “Head Above Water.” In a statement, the Canadian singer explained the story behind the lyrics: “One night I thought I was dying, and I had... Read More »

Singer Avril Lavigne has announced her return to music, some five years after the release of her last album. The Canadian pop-rock artist, 33, has explained in searing detail the health problems that kept her away from the limelight for so long. In an open letter to he... Read More »