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    GLA Ambassador Chris Meloni and the Quiet Epidemic in DC to Spread Lyme Awareness
    April 16, 2024

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    GLA Funded Researcher Dr. Brandon Jutras and Lab Advance to Phase 3 of Lyme X Diagnostic Prize
    April 11, 2024

    After having been selected for phase 2 in February, GLA- funded investigator Dr. Brandon Jutras and his lab are one of the six talented groups advancing to Phase 3 of the LymeX Diagnostics Prize. Dr. ...

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    The Power of Perspiration: Protein Found in Sweat Inhibits Susceptibility to Lyme Disease
    April 4, 2024

    This blog post has been evaluated and endorsed by Timothy Sellati, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Global Lyme Alliance Researchers at MIT and the University of Helsinki have discovered how sweat m...

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    Uptick in Lyme Disease Cases Reported Due to a Change in Surveillance Approach
    February 16, 2024

    Surge in Lyme disease cases reported in the US due to a change in surveillance approach, providing a clearer tracking system and raising awareness among healthcare professionals. A recent report from ...

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    The LymeX Diagnostics Prize Journey: From GLA Seed Funding to Federal Success with Dr. Brandon Jutras at Virginia Tech
    February 9, 2024

    Photo courtesy of Virginia Tech Dr. Brandon Jutras at Virginia Tech has secured over $6 million in federal funding for his groundbreaking Lyme disease diagnostic test. Learn how GLA seed funding has p...

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    GLA Ambassador Chris Meloni and the Quiet Epidemic in DC to Spread Lyme Awareness
    GLA Funded Researcher Dr. Brandon Jutras and Lab Advance to Phase 3 of Lyme X Diagnostic Prize
    The Power of Perspiration: Protein Found in Sweat Inhibits Susceptibility to Lyme Disease
    Uptick in Lyme Disease Cases Reported Due to a Change in Surveillance Approach
    The LymeX Diagnostics Prize Journey: From GLA Seed Funding to Federal Success with Dr. Brandon Jutras at Virginia Tech

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    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...
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    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...
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    Progress in New Ionica Sciences Lyme Disease Diagnostic Test Funded by Global Lyme Alliance
    September 18, 2019
    Updated 9.15.22
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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
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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 ...
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    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. ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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
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    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...
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    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. ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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, ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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
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    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 ...
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    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
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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.
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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.
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    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, ...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    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.
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    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...
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    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 ...
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    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...
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    Interview: Running a Marathon with Lyme Disease
    December 13, 2016
    Running a marathon is a major feat for anyone, let alone when you suffer from a chronic illness such as Lyme disease. Toni Blanchard, a member of the Global Lyme Alliance (GLA) Young Leaders Council (...
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    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
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    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 ...
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    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.
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    Lab testing confirms new Lyme-related bacteria discovered in three BC ticks
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