Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of "Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change," will speak at Scoville Memorial Library, in Salisbury, CT, at 4 pm October 27. Since 2012, Pfeiffer has emerged as the nation’s leading investigative reporter on Lyme disease, attracting national and international attention and garnering seven awards for her groundbreaking articles on this tick-borne scourge. Reviewers have called her book “superbly written and researched”; “a powerful wake-up call”; and “a work of breadth and depth, impressively documented and…

Assemblymember Didi Barrett continues her #GetTickedOff campaign with a panel discussion on Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at FDR Presidential Library and Home on Monday, October 29th from 6:00-7:30 PM. All are welcome to join featured speakers Dr. Joshua Ginsberg, President at the Cary Institute; Dr. Alison Kaufman, Public Health Advisor for Dutchess County Department of Health; and Dr. Kenneth Liegner, a Lyme-literate physician based in Dutchess County as they discuss the ecological,…

On February 6, 2019, as part of the "Science in Your Life" series, Dr. Brian Fallon, director of the Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center at Columbia University Medical Center, will present a message of hope. He will review recent scientific advances in diagnosis, treatment and prevention that will help to stem the tide of this most challenging disease. While the controversies and uncertainties associated with Lyme disease are well known, less well known are the great strides being made by…

This is a message from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County, New York. Are you concerned about the rise in tick borne diseases in the past few years?  You should be.  According to New York State Integrated Pest Management, “Ticks and tick-borne diseases have become a significant public health issue in New York, with different tick species and diseases currently present and spreading within the state and region.” The best response is to stay informed.  Learning where ticks are on…

Wednesday, February 27. Sunjya Schweig, MD, Board certified in integrative and holistic medicine (ABIHM) and family practice (FAAFP) will discuss Lyme prevention and how to keep your family safe from tick-borne diseases. Caregiver Emily Fairbairn will also speak about her family’s Lyme journey since their diagnosis in the fall of 2017. Location: Lafayette Library and Learning Center, 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, CA 94549 Click here for more information.

Dr. Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH, is a nationally recognized leader for his expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. For more than 25 years, he has been treating adolescents and adults suffering from Lyme disease. He is the past president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and is lead author the ILADS Lyme treatment guidelines. He has published more than 30 scientific papers, analytic reviews and clinical trials and has presented…

State Representative Greg Rothman invites you to attend a Lyme disease town hall meeting. ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ Thursday, March 21, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ Central Penn Business College Conference Center Susquehanna and Yellow Breeches Room 600 College Hill Rd, Summerdale, PA 17093 ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ Pennsylvania ranks number one in Lyme disease diagnosis. Learn more from experts including: ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ Nicole Chinnici, East Stroudsburg University Northeast Wildlife DNA Lab Director ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍ Leah Lind, Bureau of Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of…

The La Crosse Parks and Recreation Department is co-sponsoring a workshop about Lyme disease from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 23. It will be held at the Black River Beach Neighborhood Center at 1433 Rose St, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The workshop, co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Lyme Network and the Minnesota Lyme Association, will feature experts using evidenced-based information to detail health concerns associated with tick-borne disease. Speakers will include: Elizabeth Maloney, MD, president of Partnership for Tick-Borne Diseases…

Join Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies for a conversation with Dr. Rick Ostfeld, a disease ecologist and national expert on Lyme disease ecology. April 4, 7 pm. Dr. Ostfeld will discuss: why ticks and tick-borne disease are on the rise, how wildlife influences our risk of getting sick, and ways that ecology can inform tick management and make the outdoors safer for people and pets. Discover why white-footed mice are public enemy #1, how opossums are allies in the fight against Lyme disease,…

Investigative journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer, the author of Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change, will speak at SUNY Oswego at 2 pm on April 6. She will talk about the rise of ticks and disease in Central New York, where Lyme disease cases grew by more than 300% since 2008 and half of adult ticks are infected with Borrelia burgdorferi. SUNY Oswego Rice Creek Field Station 193 Thompson Road, Oswego, N.Y. April 6 @ 2:00 pm

Spring Into Health is an all-day fair that will feature an afternoon panel on Lyme disease including foremost experts on the treatment, diagnostic and environmental quandaries posed by tick-borne disease. Presenting will be microbiologist Holly Ahern of SUNY Adirondack; author Mary Beth Pfeiffer of Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate; Dr. Steven Bock, a leading practitioner; and Robert Giguere of IGeneX Inc., a tick-borne diagnostics laboratory. New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13209 April 7 @ 2:30…

Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of "Lyme: The First Epidemic of Lyme Disease," will speak April 10 on the growing toll in New York State of ticks and the diseases they carry. Crandall Public Library 251 Glen Street Glens Falls, New York 12801 April 10 @ 6:30-7:30 pm

Thomas Grier is a Lyme disease researcher who has studied the connection between Lyme disease and dementia for many years. He will give a public talk about a recent multi-center brain-autopsy study, at 6 pm, April 11, at the Superior Public Library. Address: 1530 Tower Ave, Superior, Wisconsin.

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Mary Beth Pfeiffer: The growing threat of ticks April 23 @ 6:00 pm Rensselaerville Library 1459 County Route 351 Rensselaerville, NY 12147 Author Mary Beth Pfeiffer will discuss the rapid spread of ticks around the globe and their effect on untold multitudes in many countries. Pfeiffer’s book, Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change, shows how humankind has contributed to this growing menace and how modern medicine has underestimated its danger.