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By Scott LaFee, University of California San Diego Researchers at the University of California San Diego have received a $1 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to support a multi-method effort to deeply characterize the microbial, viral, immune and... Read More »

The American Gastroenterological Association has released new clinical guidance to help physicians and patients identify whether unexplained digestive symptoms are due to alpha-gal syndrome, a food allergy that is caused by lone star tick bites. The AGA Clinical Practice Update... Read More »

By Rosemary Brandt, University of Arizona Think about ticks and what comes to mind? Perhaps red bull’s-eyes, Lyme disease and the eastern United States. But Arizona is home to a lesser-known tick-borne disease – Rocky Mountain spotted fever. It’s the deadliest... Read More »

From the makers of the Lyme documentary The Quiet Epidemic: The Quiet Epidemic is returning to San Francisco for a screening at the Roxie Theater. Please join us on Sunday, March 26th at 1:00 PM to learn more about tick-borne illness and be a part of the change. This screening is... Read More »

Cases of the tick-borne disease babesiosis increased sharply in some Northeastern states between 2011 and 2019, according to a new CDC report. The agency says the infection is now endemic in three new states: Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Previously, the disease was... Read More »

From the makers of The Quiet Epidemic: Here is our *March 2023* community screening schedule: March 14 — Orem, Utah — Scera Shell Theater @ 6:30 PM MT — hosted by Josh Lindorf and Ethan Peterson to benefit Lymedisease.org’s MYLYMEDATA project March 18 — Frederick, Maryland —... Read More »

The Bay Area Lyme Foundation has awarded more than $1 million to the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) for the development of a Lyme Clinical Trials Center. This new center will become the first West Coast site of the Lyme Clinical Trials Network. The Network aims to... Read More »

Investigative reporter Mary Beth Pfeiffer posted the following on her Facebook page on March 3. On Aug. 5, 2013, Joseph Elone, 17, died of Lyme carditis, soon after spending two weeks at a summer camp in Rhode Island. Lyme tests were negative; no rash was found, and he was not... Read More »

Ricky Wysocki, currently the number-one professional disc golf player in the world, was bitten by a tick and diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2019. This landed him bedridden for months. After journeying back to recovery, Wysocki has partnered with Insect Shield to spread awareness... Read More »