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by Jordan Bartel/NC State Veterinary Medicine Much of what the world knows about Bartonella was discovered by a small lab on the fourth floor of the North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine research building. Now, the CVM is leading the way to a new milestone:... Read More »

A new study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry links Lyme disease to elevated risk of psychiatric illness. It has long been suspected that Lyme disease may increase the risk of psychiatric disorders, including depression and suicidal ideation. However, knowledge to... Read More »

Rhode Island’s State Senate has passed a resolution directing state health officials to educate the public and provide physicians with the latest information concerning Lyme disease. The resolution, authored by State Senator Stephen R. Archambault, states in part: Be it RESOLVED,... Read More »

From the Center for Lyme Action: Two amendments to increase federal funding for Lyme disease were agreed to on the House floor to be included in the Fiscal Year 2022 House Labor HHS Appropriations bill, H.R. 4502. The FY Labor HHS Appropriations bill, which will be voted on for... Read More »

By Jason Wachob, mindbodygreen.com Here’s the thing about tick-borne illnesses: According to functional medicine doctor Kenneth Bock, M.D., they can cover different organ systems, and so patients often present myriad symptoms. “It can look like anything,” he... Read More »

Standing with experts from SUNY Upstate Medical University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), New York Congressman John Katko this week announced renewed efforts on the federal level to combat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. The... Read More »

July 12-16 was “Tick Week” at News Center Maine, an NBC-affiliated TV station in Portland, Maine. Reporter Vivian Leigh filed the following daily stories. July 12: Experts push tick checks as “nymph” ticks are out for blood July 13 The Maine Tick Lab... Read More »

Key infectious disease researchers at Tulane University, Duke University and North Carolina State University will collaborate on an initiative to develop a treatment for bartonelloses, a spectrum of vector-borne diseases that can cause debilitating symptoms. The three-year, $4.8... Read More »

Although the erythema migrans (EM) skin rash is often considered a hallmark of Lyme disease, other skin manifestations of the tick-borne disease can happen as well. In a study published in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, researchers describe the case of a... Read More »