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From the Center for Lyme Action{ Thank you to the more than 500 Lyme and tick-borne disease advocates who participated in Advocacy Day this year on February 18. Together we met with 351 House and Senate Offices from all 50 states and D.C. and Puerto Rico.  We met with more... Read More »

In a new Johns Hopkins Medicine study, researchers found that male and female patients with early Lyme disease present with different signs of the disease in the symptoms they report, their physical exams and their laboratory test results. The study was published on February 7 in... Read More »

An Arkansas ranch worker developed alpha‑gal syndrome — a severe allergy to red meat — after repeated tick bites on the job. Now, a state appeals court says he should be allowed to pursue workers’ compensation for the illness. The Court of Appeals of Arkansas overturned a... Read More »

By Terri McCormick As an Illinois State Co-Lead for the Center for Lyme Action, I witnessed firsthand how powerful coordinated advocacy can be. On February 18, our Illinois delegation joined more than 500 advocates nationwide for Virtual Advocacy Day. We had one clear message for... Read More »

A Connecticut family is speaking out after their 20‑year‑old son was suddenly struck by Powassan virus. It’s a rare and dangerous tick‑borne illness that can cause severe neurological complications. It all started when he was walking his dog and noticed a tick on himself... Read More »

Registration is now open for a special zoom presentation by Dr. Richard Horowitz on May 12, 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. Dr. Horowitz will speak on the topic of Healing Chronic Illness/Tick-borne Diseases and Preventing Future Cognitive Decline. The event is co-sponsored by four... Read More »

Galaxy Diagnostics has joined forces with Virginia Tech to accelerate a promising new way to detect Lyme disease. It’s the latest development in the LymeX Diagnostic Prize contest. For Nicole Danielle Bell, Galaxy’s CEO, this progress isn’t just strategic or scientifi... Read More »

A new study in Emerging Infectious Diseases reports that uveitis — an internal eye inflammation — is the most common eye problem linked to Lyme disease. It appeared in nearly half of the cases reviewed. The research reviewed 38 reports of Lyme‑related eye issues from 1988 to... Read More »

A new pilot study from North Carolina State University has found molecular evidence of Bartonella or Babesia infection in nearly half of 50 people diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The findings suggest that vector‑borne pathogens may play... Read More »