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A new study from the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC), the leading source on parasitic diseases that threaten the health of pets and people, shows prevalence for Lyme disease in dogs increasing in endemic Northeast regions and moving into U.S. regions not historically... Read More »

On January 3, New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith reintroduced legislation to create a new national strategy on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and to strengthen efforts across the federal government to fight, treat and prevent tick-borne disease. “The 2018 report of... Read More »

In partnership with people like you, here’s some of what LymeDisease.org has accomplished: MyLymeData Our MyLymeData patient registry has more than 12,000 enrolled. It is the largest-ever study of chronic Lyme disease patients. MyLymeData transforms the traditional research... Read More »

By Jill Ross While many people anticipate the holidays with excitement, those suffering with chronic illnesses may approach the holiday season with anxiety and even dread. A chronic illness can make normal everyday life challenging enough. The extra expectations and demands of... Read More »

The Canadian government recently announced new investment in Lyme disease research. However, Canadian Lyme advocates fear that the patient voice will be excluded from the decision-making process. In the following article, the Canadian Lyme Consortium (CLC)–made up of... Read More »

Click here for Update #2, Jan, 7, 2019. Update #1: On Dec. 21, I called the TV station to inquire about Brooke’s surgery. The person I spoke with said that the surgery was a success, and that she is home from the hospital. We’ll report more information when we have... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group issued its 2018 Report to Congress a few weeks ago, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) doesn’t like it. In a six-page letter to the Working Group dated Nov. 26. 2018, the president of the IDSA, Dr. Cynthia Sears,... Read More »

Entomology Today, December 13, 2018: Since the arrival of the Asian longhorned tick in North America was first reported in New Jersey in early 2018, it has been found in eight other states in the U.S. And, by the looks of a new study comparing North American habitat with the... Read More »

Toronto Star, December 14, 2018: Everything about Lyme disease is steeped in controversy. Now some doctors are too afraid to treat patients by Isabel Teotonio Bruce Shilton’s crippling fatigue left him bedridden for six months. Sue Faber was so forgetful, she couldn’t remember... Read More »