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UMD Collaborates on New Dept. of Defense Grant to Study Tick-borne Infection using 3-D Models of Human Blood Vessels
October 25, 2019
An exciting new project by GLA’s Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. Utpal Pal, Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland was announced. This project, funded by a grant from the ...
NIH strategic research plan addresses growing tick-borne diseases threat
October 21, 2019
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced strategic plans to address the growing tick-borne disease threat. They identified five priority areas of focus, including improving basic science know...
Interview: Talia Jackson and GLA CEO Scott Santarella on FOX 5
October 11, 2019
Actress Talia Jackson shares her personal story of being diagnosed with and living with Lyme disease on Good Day NY, FOX 5. She is joined by GLA CEO Scott Santarella. Talia currently stars in the Netf...
Progress in New Ionica Sciences Lyme Disease Diagnostic Test Funded by Global Lyme Alliance
September 18, 2019
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Ticks are spreading across the United States
September 6, 2019
by David Anderson and Benji Jones, Business Insider, September 6, 2019 Ticks are spreading across the US and and so are the dangerous diseases they carry - video and resources
Lyme Disease-Carrying White-Footed Mouse Could One Day Be Genetically Modified to Stop Spread of Tick-Borne Illness
July 25, 2019
By Kashmira Gander, Newsweek, July 24, 2019 Scientists believe they are a step closer to preventing the spread of Lyme disease after they mapped the genes of a species of mouse that helps to spread th...
Interview: Tick Bite Prevention Tips During Summer Months
July 24, 2019
Sara Tyghter, Global Lyme Alliance's Director of Education and Outreach, talks about tick bite prevention and Lyme disease awareness with Tony Savino on 1490AM WGCH radio. Below is an excerpt. Tony Sa...
CDC Agrees to Add Disclaimer to Lyme Disease Case Definition
July 22, 2019
Washington, DC – WEBWIRE – Monday, July 22, 2019 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has agreed to add a disclaimer to the surveillance case definition for Lyme disease that it is “no...
Ranger Ready and Global Lyme Alliance Talk Tick Prevention on News12 CT
July 19, 2019
Chris Fuentes, founder and CEO, Ranger Ready Repellents and Scott Santarella, CEO, Global Lyme Alliance talk with News12 Connecticut about the importance of tick bite prevention, especially as we're a...
GLA Opens Competition for 2019-20 Lyme Disease Research Grants Applications
July 15, 2019
Global Lyme Alliance (GLA) officially opens its competition for the 2019-20 Lyme disease research grants applications today, July 15, 2019. GLA has awarded nearly $12 million in grants to scientists a...
Staggering Cost of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses
July 10, 2019
An early and accurate diagnosis is essential in most effectively treating Lyme disease. New data shows the widespread impact, including cost, of a delayed or misdiagnosis. From IGeneX press release, J...
The New York Times: Don't Minimize Health Risks of Lyme Disease
July 9, 2019
The New York Times Opinion: Letters to the Editor July 9, 2019 Officers of the Global Lyme Alliance and a woman incapacitated by Lyme criticize an article depicting the disease as easy to treat. To th...
New approaches may help solve the Lyme disease diagnosis dilemma
June 24, 2019
By Laura Beil, Science News, June 23, 2019 In 2005, Rachel Straub was a college student returning home from a three-week medical service mission in Central America. Soon after, she suffered a brutal c...
Possible Clue to Lyme Arthritis Found in People's Inflamed Joints
June 18, 2019
By Linda Carroll at nbcnews.com New study focused on people with Lyme arthritis, but findings may apply to chronic symptoms of the tick-borne disease. A small but significant number of people with Lym...
A New Tick-Borne Disease To Worry About
June 3, 2019
By Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Science & Research, GLA The list of tick-borne diseases expanded this week, with a new publication in the New England Journal of Medicine. Scientists based in Fosh...
Terminix Launches New Tick Defend System™ as Tick-Borne Diseases Intensify
April 29, 2019
Terminix partners with Genevieve Gorder and will donate 10 percent of new tick product sales to Global Lyme Alliance MEMPHIS, Tenn.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Terminix, a leading provider of termite and pest ...
GLA-Funded Study Offers New Findings on Borrelia Persistence
March 27, 2019
Continuing its dominance in driving advances in our understanding of Borrelia burgdorferi persistence, Global Lyme Alliance funded a study by Monica E. Embers, Ph.D. (Tulane University) recently publi...
Burns & Wilcox Expands Partnership with PGA Golfers Webb Simpson and Jimmy Walker
February 13, 2019
Company to Donate Minimum of $50,000 to Support Sponsored Athletes’ Charities Farmington Hills, Mich. (February 12, 2019) – Burns & Wilcox, North America’s leading wholesale insurance broker and u...
New Study Shows Prevalence for Lyme Disease in Dogs Increasing
January 11, 2019
SALEM, Ore./PRNewswire-PRWeb 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 L...
Can Biomarkers Be Used to Diagnose Stages of Lyme Disease?
December 22, 2018
Findings from GLA-funded research at Columbia University may be used to identify Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome patients by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA
Essential Oils From Garlic and Other Herbs and Spices Kill "Persister" Lyme Disease Bacteria
December 4, 2018
News Release from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health LABORATORY STUDY HINTS THAT PLANT COMPOUNDS MAY BE BETTER THAN CURRENT ANTIBIOTICS AT TREATING PERSISTENT LYME BACTERIA AND ASSOCIATED...
Federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Releases Its Report to Congress
November 19, 2018
The federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group last week issued its first report to Congress, confirming what Lyme disease patients and their caregivers have known for decades—that there is a “serious a...
Global Lyme Alliance is Designs That Donate's Charity of the Month
November 1, 2018
Global Lyme Alliance is excited to be Designs That Donate's November Charity of the Month. Designs That Donate™ based in Purchase, NY, was originally founded by sisters- in-law Keri Starker and Farrel...
GLA teams with Dr. Benjamin Luft to develop Lyme disease diagnostic test
October 31, 2018
Lyme diagnostic assays can either be “Indirect tests”, which detect antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi (the bacterial spirochete that is the causative agent of Lyme disease) in blood or cerebral ...
GLA Awards Physician Education Grants for ILADS-Chicago
October 31, 2018
Global Lyme Alliance (GLA) has awarded grants to three (3) physicians to attend the 2018 ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases) Annual Conference on November 1-4, 2018 in Chicago, as part ...
GLA Funded Report Opens Pathways for Superior Diagnostic Tests for Lyme Disease
October 23, 2018
Global Lyme Alliance funded independent meeting whose report is opening up pathways for impactful superior diagnostic tests for Lyme disease. For years, a Lyme disease diagnosis has been problematic. ...
Patent Issued for Stage-Specific Diagnostic Antigens and Assay for Lyme Disease
October 14, 2018
Richard T. Marconi Ph.D., a Global Lyme Alliance (GLA)-funded investigator and a member of GLA's Scientific Advisory Board, just received notice from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of approval o...
Ground Breaking Recognition of Lyme Borreliosis in 11th International Classification of Diseases
September 5, 2018
Press Release by Jenna Luché-Thayer On June 18, 2018 the World Health Organization (WHO) issued the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases or ICD11. WHO received over 10,000 pro...
New Invasive Tick Found In Connecticut
August 31, 2018
By Gregory B. Hladky, Originally published in the Hartford Courant Another invasive and disease-carrying tick has been discovered in Connecticut, but the good news is that the Asian longhorned tick pr...
Identifying Vancomycin as an Effective Antibiotic for Killing Borrelia burgdorferi
August 29, 2018
New findings from the Antimicrobial Discovery Center, Northeastern University based on funding from Global Lyme Alliance
CDC Announces Additional funding to study Lyme disease
August 27, 2018
WASHINGTON ( ABC NEWS10) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is increasing funding for Lyme disease research by 12 percent, or a more than $1 million increase. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D...
Interview: Scott Santarella Discusses GLA's Research Grant Funding Milestone
July 14, 2018
GLA CEO Scott Santarella discusses GLA's recent Lyme disease research grant funding milestone and how GLA's research is impacting patients, with Tony Savino on 1490AM WGCH Radio. Below is an excerpt. ...
Deaths from bacterial disease in Puerto Rico spiked after Maria
July 3, 2018
Article from CNN.com Editor's Note: leptospirosis is a spirochete disease that Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, on our Scientifc Advisory Board, has worked on. He designed a rapid diagnostic technique that save...
VIDEO: New York state to invest $1M in fight against Lyme disease
June 29, 2018
New York state is setting aside a record $1 million dollars to boost efforts to fight Lyme Disease. Lawmakers are touting the investment as a major victory in the battle with the tick-borne disease bu...
Summer campers face deadly ticks and mosquitoes
June 25, 2018
By Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield Originally appeared on CNN, June 24, 2018 In many parts of the United States, this weekend marks the start of summer sleepaway camp season, which means swimming, ...
GLA Achieves Lyme Research Milestone
June 21, 2018
This month marks an important milestone for Global Lyme Alliance, Lyme disease research, and most importantly, Lyme patients. GLA and its predecessor organizations Lyme Research Alliance and Tick-Born...
Honorable Chamber of Senators (Paraguay) honors GLA Board Member, Norma Albospino-Russo
June 8, 2018
Press release by Gabriela Delvalle Aguero for the Senators Chamber, Republic of Paraguay, June 7, 2018, with translation by GLA staff Senators pay homage to Norma Albospino (Russo) for her humanitaria...
Owner of Little Birdies Boutique in Georgetown, D.C., Launches New Children’s Clothing Line
June 6, 2018
The Pineapple Sunshine clothing line is designed for fashionable parents and their children
UPDATE: Illinois Lawmakers Approve Physician Exemption For Lyme Disease
June 1, 2018
By JACLYN DRISCOLL originally published on NPRillinois.org Update: The measure heads to Governor Bruce Rauner's desk. Sponsor state Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) has not yet heard whether the governor ...
GLA Launches New Lyme Disease Awareness Campaign in Prestigious National Magazines
April 25, 2018
Three noted Lyme warriors are the focus of GLA’s new Lyme disease awareness ads To kick off Lyme Disease Awareness month, GLA released three new Public Service Announcement (PSA) ads in Conde Nast and
Baccarat Supports Team Member with Lyme Disease Awareness and Fundraising Event in Greenwich
April 23, 2018
Baccarat partners with Global Lyme Alliance to promote Lyme Disease Awareness Last January, Claire Benoist d’Etiveaud, working in the New York office of Baccarat, the French crystal manufacturer, fain...
Global Warming Means More Pathogens
April 10, 2018
By William Quarles Originally printed in The IPM Practioner, Volume XXXV, Number 7/8 (January 2017) Republished with permission by the author Global warming is contributing to the spread of human path...
Mary Beth Pfeiffer: Ticks getting a warmer welcome
April 9, 2018
From CTpost.com Mary Beth Pfeiffer, an investigative journalist, is the author of “Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change.” She is an honorary chairperson of the Global Lyme Alliance gala in Green...
New point-of-care test quickly detects Lyme neuroborreliosis
April 6, 2018
Press Release from the UNIVERSITY OF TURKU Promising news for detecting antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi. The diagnosis of Lyme disease in cerebrospinal fluid of potential neuroborreliosis pati...
How a protein helps bacteria outsmart the human immune system
April 3, 2018
From ScienceDaily, April 2, 2018 Findings have major implications for tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease Researchers have uncovered a mechanism by which the bacteria that cause Lyme disease persist...
As She Continues Her Fight With Lyme Disease, Singer-Songwriter Marina Morgan Is Ready to Complicate Her Survivor Narrative
March 9, 2018
Singer-songwriter Marina Morgan received GLA’s Star Light Award at the 2017 GLA Greenwich Gala, created to honor individuals who have lent their voices to the fight against Lyme disease. Morgan's stor...
Must Watch: Florida TV anchorwoman's battle with Lyme disease
February 20, 2018
Nicole Sommavilla is a Multimedia journalist for Suncoast News Network in Sarasota, Florida. A multi-part series aired on SNN giving us an inside look into her own travails with Lyme. Click below to w...
Ticks found along Lopez Canyon hiking trail test positive for tularemia or ‘rabbit fever’
February 14, 2018
by KUSI Newsroom SAN DIEGO, SORRENTO VALLEY (KUSI) — Several ticks caught on the popular Lopez Canyon hiking trail in Sorrento Valley have tested positive for tularemia, a potentially deadly bacterial...
Assemblymember Barrett: Lyme Literate Doctors Should be Represented at State DOH Tick-borne Disease Meetup
February 8, 2018
From the Office of Assemblymember Didi Barrett Contact: Rich Stein (Chief of Staff) (845) 454-1703 or steinr@nyassembly.gov Barrett Calls on NY State Health Commissioner to Include International Lyme ...
What Makes the Bacteria Behind Lyme Disease Tick?
February 7, 2018
Originally published by UCONN.edu by Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research Connecticut residents are far too familiar with Lyme disease, but the ins and outs of how humans become ...
Study Shows Evidence of Severe and Lingering Symptoms in Some after Treatment for Lyme Disease
February 2, 2018
This study funded in part by Global Lyme Alliance could spur further investigation into the cause of persistent symptoms, a source of medical controversy. News release from Johns Hopkins Medicine In a...
Lone star ticks not guilty in spread of Lyme disease
February 1, 2018
Researchers cite 30 years' worth of evidence to clear up misconception of lone star tick as Lyme vector Not all ticks are alike -- particularly when it comes to their role in spreading Lyme disease.
Tick-Borne Disease Working Group: Highlights from First Meeting
December 18, 2017
The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group held its first meetings in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 and Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. History was made earlier last week when the federal Tick-Borne Dis...
Graduate student puts Lyme disease in the limelight
November 13, 2017
from The DePaulia, November 13, 2017 by Amber Colon In February, graduate student Alex Moresco got a diagnosis that would change the course of her life. Since then, Moresco has dedicated a large porti...
Lyme bug stronger than antibiotics in animals and test tubes. Now study people.
November 3, 2017
from Huffington Post, November 2, 2017 by Mary Beth Pfeiffer Investigative journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer speaks with GLA research grantees Dr. Monica Embers, Dr. Ying Zhang, Dr. Brian Fallon and Dr. K...
Tick Bite Prevention Program Led to Better Summer Camp Experience
November 1, 2017
How new tick bite prevention and awareness program kept kids safer at summer camp Kids at camp love outdoor adventures such as hiking through dense forests, lying on leaf litter to stare at night-time...
Biting Back at the Invisible Disease with Ally Hilfiger
October 12, 2017
Global Lyme Alliance (GLA) Chairman Rob Kobre and GLA board member Ally Hilfiger sit down with Cheddar TV to discuss the threat of Lyme disease and GLA's plan to conquer Lyme and other tick-borne dise...
FOX 5 Coverage of Global Lyme Alliance New York Gala with Marisol and Rob Thomas
October 12, 2017
2017 Global Lyme Alliance New York Gala Watch interview with Marisol and Rob Thomas with Rosanna Scott and Lori Stokes on FOX 5 Good Day NY Watch Rosanna's coverage from the red carpet of 2017 Global ...
Researcher says tick-borne disease Borrelia has grown exponentially in Finland
October 6, 2017
from UUTISET, October 5, 2017 New research finds that ticks are not only becoming more common in Finland but incidents of the tick-borne disease Borrelia - also known as Lyme disease - has grown expon...
Ticks Are Tougher, Nastier Than You Thought
September 28, 2017
from Infectious Disease Special Edition, September 27, 2017 by IDSE News Staff Ticks are nasty little survivors, outlasting even dinosaurs as they resist drought, tolerate cold and go for months witho...
Rob Thomas on Marisol’s 14-Year Lyme Disease Battle: ‘It’s Like a Weird Alien Inhabited My Wife’
September 21, 2017
from ETOnline, September 21, 2017 by Leena Tailor Rocking out, side of stage, while her husband, Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas, performed in Chula Vista, California, Marisol Thomas may have appe...
Can the Acorn Predict Lyme Disease?
September 20, 2017
from JSTOR, September 19, 2017 by Kristen French A look at the connection between acorns and Lyme disease, highlighting the work of GLA Scientific Advisory Board member Rick Ostfeld You might have hea...
Wildlife loss and climate change can synergistically increase tick abundance
September 7, 2017
from Phys.org, September 6, 2017 by Julie Cohen Wildlife loss and climate change can synergistically increase tick abundance and the risk of tick-borne disease Around the world, ticks are one of the m...
Man Dies of Tick-Borne Illness
August 23, 2017
from News-Times, August 22, 2017 by Barry Lytton NEW MILFORD — An increasingly common tick-borne disease took the life of a New Milford man this month, and health experts warn that more cases are like...
It’s High Time for Ticks, Which Are Spreading Diseases Farther
July 25, 2017
from The New York Times, July 24, 2017 by Aneri Pattani SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — This town is under siege from tiny invaders.
Interview: Sara Tyghter Discusses GLA's Be Tick Aware Prevention Program
July 20, 2017
Sara Tyghter, Director of Education and Outreach with Global Lyme Alliance, talks about GLA's Be Tick Aware Prevention Program with Tony Savino on 1490AM WGCH Radio. Below is an excerpt. Tony Savino, ...
Inaugural Teed Off At Lyme Golf Event A Success
July 7, 2017
Golf Fundraiser Raises $34,000 for Global Lyme Alliance Back in February, when few of us were thinking about playing golf, Rebecca Tibball (pictured above, on right) was dreaming about getting out on ...
Why You Should Be More Concerned About Lyme Disease
June 27, 2017
from Worth, June 21, 2017 by Richard Bradley Merrill Lynch’s Charles Balducci almost died from Lyme disease. Here’s what he learned and how he’s working with the nonprofit Global Lyme Alliance to figh...
Lyme Disease: Inside America's Mysterious Epidemic
June 21, 2017
from Rolling Stone, June 20, 2017 by Winona Dimeo-Ediger Celebrities from Kathleen Hanna to Kris Kristofferson have revealed their diagnoses – and an unprecedented outbreak is expected this summer In ...
First Report of Dwarf Deer Tick Comes as Overall Population Soars
June 8, 2017
from Entomology Today, June 7, 2017 by Leslie Mertz If you have ever found a deer tick crawling on your shirt or sock, you know how difficult they can be to spot. Adult females are about the size of a...
The Importance of Tick Safety for Outdoor Utility Workers
May 18, 2017
Global Lyme Alliance recently spoke at the New York State Public Utilities (NYSPU) Safety Directors Meeting about tick safety and Lyme disease. Outdoor utility workers are exposed to a wide variety of...
DEADLY TICK TALE
May 12, 2017
from MetroFocus - WLIW21 - Thirteen - NJTV with Rafael Pi Roman May 11, 2017 The Tri-State may be facing the worst tick season in history, and this year these blood sucking parasites may be carrying a...
Interview: Sara Tyghter Talks Tick and Lyme Disease Prevention
May 3, 2017
Sara Tyghter, Global Lyme Alliance Director of Education, talks about tick and Lyme disease prevention and awareness with Jim Campbell on 1490am WGCH radio. Below is an excerpt. Jim Campbell, WGCH: We...
Experts warn of increases in tick-borne Powassan virus
May 3, 2017
from CNN, May 3, 2017 by Susan Scutti Summer is nearly here, and it's bringing fears of a rare tick-borne disease called Powassan. This potentially life-threatening virus is carried and transmitted by...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Lyme Disease
May 2, 2017
from Edible East End by Kelly Ann Smith Thousands of East End natives live with Lyme disease. Meet the doctors working to treat them. LJ pulled a tick from under her arm, at the bra line, eight years ...
State Tick Population Surges, Raising Risk of Lyme Disease
April 21, 2017
from Hartford Courant, April 20, 2017 by Gregory B. Hladky Connecticut's tick population appears to be rising this spring, bringing increased risks for Lyme Disease and other tick-borne pathogens, a t...
Lyme Disease Imposes Large Cost On the Northeast United States
April 18, 2017
from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Issues, April 17, 2017 by Kevin Dennehy As people across the northeastern U.S. begin venturing back into the outdoors with the arrival of spring, they wi...
Does Climate Change Impact Flea and Tick Populations?
March 30, 2017
from PetMD, March 29, 2017 by Geoff Williams Someday, in the not-so-far-off future, we may be calling flea and tick season flea and tick year. Climate change gets a lot of press for creating extreme w...
Lyme disease is set to explode, and you can’t protect yourself
March 29, 2017
from New Scientist, March 29, 2017 by Chelsea Whyte A new prediction says 2017 and 2018 will see major Lyme disease outbreaks in new areas. This could lead to lifelong health consequences, so where's ...
Interview: Scott Santarella Talks Lyme Disease with WHUD
March 25, 2017
Scott Santarella, Global Lyme Alliance CEO, talks about Lyme disease with Kacey Morabito Grean on 100.7 WHUD radio. Below is an excerpt. Kasey Morabito Grean, WHUD: Let's talk about the epidemic. This...
The New Tick Diseases You Need to Know About—One of Them Is Way Worse Than Lyme
March 24, 2017
from Reader's Digest, March 23, 2017 by Claire Gillespie Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease, but it's not the only one we need to be aware of this summer. In some parts of the United S...
Beyond Lyme: New Tick-Borne Diseases On The Rise In U.S.
March 12, 2017
from NPR, March 11, 2017 by Michaeleen Doucleff and Jane Greenhalgh It all started in the shower. Tucker Lane looked down, and there they were. "Two ticks, on my right hip, directly next to each other...
Forbidding Forecast For Lyme Disease In The Northeast
March 6, 2017
from NPR--Morning Edition, March 6, 2017 by Michaeleen Doucleff and Jane Greenhalgh Last summer Felicia Keesing returned from a long trip and found that her home in upstate New York had been subjected...
Tick-borne Lyme disease exploding into Michigan; human cases up 5-fold
February 24, 2017
from Detroit Free Press, February 23, 2017 photo courtesy Jean Tsao, Michigan State University They're already back. All it took was an unusual February warm spell this past week for the tiny insects ...
An “Evening of Art and Education” to Raise Awareness About Lyme Disease in Chicago
February 23, 2017
“I don’t want anyone to go through what I did,” says Lyme warrior Kasey Passen. “The disease totally changed my life.” Kasey Passen is passionate about keeping people healthy. She’s also passionate ab...
From Vector To Zoonotic: A Glossary For Infectious Diseases
February 22, 2017
from NPR, February 14, 2017 by Natalie Jacewicz; image by Katherine Du/NPR The world is in a hyperinfectious era. And that means there are a lot of words being tossed around that you might not be fami...
UTSA professor receives grant to study how Lyme disease bacteria survive in hosts
February 14, 2017
from UTSA Today, February 2, 2017 The University of Texas at San Antonio UTSA professor Janakiram Seshu receives grant to study how Lyme disease bacteria survive in ticks and mammalian hosts Janakiram...
Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome: UND researchers seek treatment
February 7, 2017
from Outbreak News Today, January 30, 2017 For most victims of Lyme disease, successful treatment occurs after a two- to four-week course of antibiotics. However, for up to 20 percent of patients, the...
Hope for Lyme Disease Sufferers in 2017
January 11, 2017
from Huffington Post, January 10, 2017 by David Michael Conner Years ago, I worried that I was losing my mind. As I’ve described before, I had sudden-onset panic attacks and became so paranoid that I ...
Why Lyme Disease is Common in the North
January 11, 2017
from USGS, January 11, 2017 It’s the Heat and the Humidity, New Study Finds: Why Lyme Disease is Common in the North, Rare in the South When it's hot and not too muggy, Lyme disease-bearing ticks hide...
Flunk the Lyme test? Just wait and get sicker
January 10, 2017
from Huffington Post, January 9, 2017 by Mary Beth Pfeiffer Sin Lee, a pathologist and scientist, believes the deck is stacked in the quest to air new ideas on Lyme disease.
How CRISPR gene editing puts scientists in the driver’s seat of evolution
January 6, 2017
from PBS NewsHour, January 5, 2017 Imagine you could edit a mouse’s genes to be resistant to Lyme Disease. The mouse would breed and evolution would take its course, leading to the extinction of the d...
Ticks that carry Lyme disease found in Eastern US national parks
January 4, 2017
from ScienceDaily, January 3, 2017 Lyme disease has been spreading across the United States over the past several decades, and a new study has confirmed that ticks carrying the disease are present in ...
Lyme disease cases come roaring back this fall
December 13, 2016
from Portland Herald Press, December 12, 2016 by Joe Lawlor Scientists say ticks likely fled to the deep woods over the hot, dry summer, but returned to put 2016 on pace for a Lyme record. This summer...
Sweeping Health Measure, Backed by Obama, Passes Senate
December 7, 2016
from The New York Times, December 7, 2016 By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and ROBERT PEAR
Meet Marina Morgan, Paralyzed by Lyme Disease
December 7, 2016
Singer Marina Morgan was inspired by her health struggles, including Lyme disease, to write a powerful anthem called “Paralyzed.” National radio host Elvis Duran tells Today Show's Kathie Lee Gifford ...
GLA Partners with The Mighty to Increase Awareness of Lyme Disease
December 7, 2016
Global Lyme Alliance is pleased to announce a new partnership that will bring our message and resources in front of The Mighty’s wide-reaching readership.
Lab testing confirms new Lyme-related bacteria discovered in three BC ticks
November 11, 2016
November 7, 2016 The BC Centre for Disease Control and Public Health Agency of Canada Vancouver – The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirm three tick...
Move over, mosquitoes: tick fight takes attention
November 4, 2016
Omaha World-Herald, November 4, 2016 Zika-carrying mosquitoes had their moment this year as the nation’s top headline-grabbing pests, but the arrival of cooler weather means the resurgence of another ...
Making Strides Against Chronic Lyme Disease
October 26, 2016
FOX 5 News, October 25, 2016 WATCH NEWS FEATURE - Each year about 300,000 people in the United States will get Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness. The majority -- about 90-percent -- of those who get ...