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Virginia’s General Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to make alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) reportable to the CDC. It now goes to the governor to be signed into law. AGS, triggered by the bite of a lone star tick, can make a person highly allergic to red meat and meat-related... Read More »

The Rhode Island Department of Health has reported a confirmed case of tick-borne Powassan virus disease in a Rhode Island resident. The patient, a man in his 70s, began experiencing symptoms of Powassan in late January. He is recovering at home. Powassan is a tick-borne disease... Read More »

People often associate ticks with being in rural or suburban areas. But the infection-carrying arachnids can be found in densely populated cities as well. In a study recently published in the Journal of Medical Entomology, researchers collected 2500 ticks from parks in four New... Read More »

By Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, Northeastern University Human safety trials of a novel antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease developed by Northeastern professor Kim Lewis are scheduled to start this spring in Australia, with results anticipated by fall. “Hopefully, the results will... Read More »

U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (Virginia) and Andrew R. Garbarino (New York) have introduced bipartisan legislation to allow for greater monitoring and reporting of alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) cases by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Alpha-gal syndrome... Read More »

In 2023, Virginia convened a working group to study and make recommendations for reducing the impact of tick-borne diseases in that state. The panel, composed of public health officials, academic experts, patient representatives, and other stakeholders, held five meetings... Read More »

Daisy Kent, a current contestant on the TV show “The Bachelor,” has spoken freely about her Lyme disease experience. In the following video she recently posted to TikTok, she gives details of the Lyme treatment she underwent at Klinik St. Georg in Germany.  ... Read More »

Reported Lyme disease cases in the U.S. rose nearly 70% in 2022. The CDC says it’s not because of a large increase of new infections, but rather because of a change in reporting requirements. According to the CDC, there were more than 62,000 reported cases in 2022. This was... Read More »

Some people think you’ve made it big if you’re named in a Jeopardy question or answer. By that measure, both “Lyme disease” and the documentary “The Quiet Epidemic” have definitely made the grade! On February 13’s episode of the popular... Read More »