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Some patients with Lyme disease still show symptoms long after their treatment has finished. Now proteins have been discovered that set these people apart from those who are easily cured. Scientific American reports on a finding published today in Clinical Immunology. Read More »

Researchers at the University of Maryland show that a genetically engineered fungus may help fight several vector-borne diseases. But the press release contains no discussion of potential risks of releasing such genetically engineers materials into nature. What unintended... Read More »

The New England Journal of Medicine reports that a previously unknown species of the tick-borne Ehrlichia bacterium was responsible for mysterious infections affecting four people in Wisconsin and Minnesota in 2009. All four patients contributing these samples -- two of whom were... Read More »

The Minnesota Department of Health reported in May that the number of state cases jumped from 31 in 2009 to 56 last year, the highest annual total ever seen in Minnesota. Babesiosis is caused by a parasite that invades the blood stream and doesn't always cause symptoms. Like... Read More »

The Day recently published an editorial bashing Senator Blumenthal (CT) for “endearing himself to those suffering from long-term health problems they believed were connected to Lyme disease, so-called chronic Lyme.” (Blumenthal has just introduced federal Lyme legislation.) They... Read More »

Death by a Thousand Cuts. The Connecticut Medical Board has been prosecuting and persecuting Dr. Jones for more than five years, imposing draconian fines and requiring him to hire -- and pay for -- a monitor who reviews his patients' charts. This is a huge monthly expense. His... Read More »

Blumenthal's bill would create a tick-borne disease advisory committee to streamline coordination between federal agencies and private organizations that address tick-borne illnesses. It also calls for the development of more accurate and time-sensitive diagnostic tools to... Read More »

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is scheduled to outline Federal Lyme disease legislation plan at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven on Monday. Read More »

Turn the Corner Executive Director Stacey Sobel gave tips for avoiding tick-borne diseases on NBC's NY Nightly News. Read More »