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The CDC has recently published new county-level mapping of where blacklegged ticks are most prevalent and where they have been found infected with any of seven disease-causing pathogens. “The more we look for ticks and tick-borne pathogens, the more we find—and the more... Read More »

Lyme disease has likely infected more than 14% of the global population, about 1 in 7 people. That’s according to a new study in BMJ Global Health. Researchers in China pooled data from 89 studies carried out between January 1984 and December 2021. They looked at the... Read More »

A Connecticut woman in her 90s has died of Powassan virus, a month after being bitten by an infected tick. She is the second person in Connecticut to test positive for the virus this year and the first to die. A resident of Maine also died of Powassan in April. Officials say she... Read More »

Today.com by Nicole Bell, as told to Genevieve Brown It was 2016 when I got a call at work. It was the house alarm company. My husband, Russ, who picked up the kids from school each day, had arrived home and wasn’t able to turn the blaring alarm off. I got home later that... Read More »

From NewsCenterMaine.com: Pfizer has partnered with a Maine health care system to conduct the third phase of a Lyme disease clinical trial to test the efficacy of the company’s vaccine. The trial, held at Northern Light Health system in Brewer, will span over 13 months and... Read More »

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has announced that, after receiving the results of his blood work, his doctors have confirmed a diagnosis of Lyme disease. Gov. Justice says he will remain on antibiotics for several weeks to continue fighting the infection and adds, “I remind all... Read More »

by Sandy Berenbaum, LCSW, BCD  “…one should try to live each day in such a way that something could be done of significance that will echo through eternity.” These are the words Dr. Charles Ray Jones lived by. With Dr. Jones everything was personal, especially his relationship... Read More »

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has returned to work, after being out for several days suffering from “possible Lyme disease.” During a press briefing on Monday, Justice said, “The last few days were unusual to say the least. I would have never dreamed that a little tick caused... Read More »

WSYR TV, from Syracuse, New York, has aired a half air news special on the explosion of ticks and the diseases they can carry. Journalist Nicole Sommavilla has personal experience with chronic Lyme disease. She speaks with specialists and patients about why it can be hard to... Read More »