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The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control has updated its information on Lyme disease in the Canadian province. The Facebook post below shows a map of the province. Areas that health officials now consider ‘high-risk’ for Lyme disease are shown in red. Jim... Read More »

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has announced he is being treated for possible Lyme disease. In a statement released by his office, Gov. Justice said he “began feeling extremely sick” after attending various events on Monday. He was immediately tested for COVID-19,... Read More »

By Kris Newby, Invisible International In January 2022, the U.S. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) published a revision to its 2017 Lyme disease case definition. This definition will soon be integrated into the physician reporting form that is used by the... Read More »

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation have launched the LymeX Diagnostics Prize. It’s a $10 million competition to accelerate the development of new ways to diagnose Lyme disease. Phase 1 calls on scientific,... Read More »

Lyme disease is no laughing matter, but during her eight-year struggle with the illness, Ellen Thompson turned to humor to cope. The result is “Lyme Disease: The Musical,” a dark comedy premiering at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. The story follows an... Read More »

Dr. Charles Ray Jones, a trailblazing pediatric Lyme specialist who has treated more than 15,000 children from around the world for tick-borne diseases, has died. Many parents have credited him with saving the lives of their children. In addition to treating children for well... Read More »

Alpha-gal syndrome is a life-threatening allergy to red meat and meat-related products that is triggered by the bite of a lone star tick. Recently, AGS has caught the attention of major US news media outlets. Here’s a sampling of recent coverage:        ... Read More »

Eric Miller, a 43-year-old school teacher from Northeastern Ohio, experienced sudden heart symptoms and ended up in the cardiac ICU. Lucky for him, his doctor knew enough to suspect Lyme disease as the underlying cause. Miller told his story to Meghan Holohan of Today.com. Click... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held two days of online meetings, April 27 and 28. Here is how LymeDisease.org’s Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the second day. Read More »