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Phyllis Mervine, founder and president of the California Lyme Disease Association, has been honored by the American Institute for Public Service for her advocacy work for Lyme patients. According to the Institute, Jefferson Award recipients "are ordinary people who do... Read More »

Along with new and continuing challenges for the Lyme community, there is also much to be grateful for. Here's some of what we're thinking about this Thanksgiving. Read More »

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Pamela Weintraub's stirring speech at the Institute of Medicine's state-of-the-science Lyme workshop on October 11 brought a standing ovation from the audience, and spirited discussion from panelists. Read the text of her remarks here. Read More »

More than a year after the IDSA's historic Lyme hearing, there continue to be reverberations throughout the Lyme community. Read legal analysis, speaker presentations, and transcripts. Read More »

The governor of Massachusetts has signed a bill providing protection to doctors who prescribe long term antibiotics for Lyme disease. The new law gives doctors discretion to diagnose and treat according to their best clinical judgment. Read More »

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Bartonella are bacteria that live inside cells; they can infect humans, mammals, and a wide range of wild animals. Not all Bartonella species cause disease in humans. Bartonella henselae causes an important emerging infection first reported in 1990 and described as a new species... Read More »