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KBAK TV, Bakersfield, CA, May 21, 2018: by Emma Goss Lyme disease, widely thought to be an east-coast illness, is widespread across California, and growing rapidly. The disease often gets misdiagnosed and goes under reported, but researchers say Californians and doctors need to... Read More »

by Rebecca Zelis It has been nine years since a diagnosis, and over a decade since a tick-borne disease inflicted itself on my son’s brain. Imagine riding a roller coaster for nine years, and you’ll understand a little of what parenting a child with neurological Lyme disease... Read More »

Press release from LymeDiseaseAssociation.org 5/18/18: The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. announces the introduction of HR 5878, “National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018’’ into the US House of Representatives by Congressman Christopher H.... Read More »

Press release from www.Governor.NY.Gov 5/18/18: Expands Tick Control Methods on Public Lands and Includes Expanded Education and Outreach Campaign Aimed at Hunters and Hikers Susceptible to Tick Bites Governor Directs Department of Health to Pursue Partnership with Research... Read More »

Last week, I posted the verbal comments I made to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. At the same time, I also submitted written comments, which delved more deeply into issues specifically related to California. Here’s what I wrote: California has one of the most... Read More »

The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group met in Washington DC on May 16. The public could view it via webcast. Our Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the day’s proceedings. Move the scroll bar to view her tweets (and some retweets from others). Read More »

Vogue.com, May 16, 2018 by Ginny Graves Nine years ago, when Deanna Needell was in grad school at UC Davis, she was beset by stomach pain after a bull’s-eye rash swelled around a bug bite—a telltale sign of Lyme disease. “Because I live in California, where Lyme is less... Read More »

The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held its fifth meeting in Washington DC on May 15. The public could view it via webcast. Our Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the day’s proceedings. Move the scroll bar to view her tweets (and re-tweets and comments from LymeDisease.org President... Read More »

Editor’s note: The topic of a Lyme vaccine has raised some controversy surrounding the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, which meets this week in Washington DC. In order to shed light on the history of this contentious issue, we are publishing the following excerp... Read More »