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Editor’s note: The topic of a Lyme vaccine has raised some controversy surrounding the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, which meets this week in Washington DC. In order to shed light on the history of this contentious issue, we are publishing the following excerp... Read More »

The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held its fourth meeting via webcast. Our Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the day’s proceedings. Move the scroll bar to view her tweets (and re-tweets and comments from LymeDisease.org President Phyllis Mervine.) Read More »

The Tick-borne Disease Working Group will meet from 9:00 am to 7:45 pm (Eastern) on May 15 and from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm (Eastern) on May 16. The Working Group will provide an overview of the report to the HHS Secretary and Congress and discuss what should be included in the report... Read More »

The Globe and Mail (Canada), May 11, 2018 by Mary Beth Pfeiffer (author of “Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change.”) Like soldiers in an advancing front, blacklegged ticks are today marching across Canada armed chiefly, but not solely, with a pathogen that... Read More »

My recent request to deliver verbal comments to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group on May 10 was granted. Here’s what I said: Good afternoon. First, I’d like to thank you all for the work the TBDWG is doing and for giving me the opportunity to comment. My... Read More »

The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group meets tomorrow, May 10. The main order of business will be to accept reports from six subcommittees that have been gathering information on behalf of the Working Group. The reports are intended to offer insights into gaps,... Read More »

If you have Lyme disease and live in the United States, we want YOU to enroll in MyLymeData. To sweeten the deal, in honor of Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the first 50 people to enroll in the month of May will get a special gift. Just fill out the form below. With more than... Read More »

KQED’s “Forum” is a highly rated interview program on San Francisco NPR radio station. On May 3, it broadcast an excellent discussion entitled “The Rise of Lyme Disease in Northern California.” Host Michael Krasny interviewed investigative journalist... Read More »

Robert Sabatino, a former New York City police officer, has been named as the newest public member of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. He fills the spot left vacant after the resignation of Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner. Sabatino is founder and executive director of... Read More »