The contentiousness of the infectious bacterial disease/syndrome, Lyme disease, unlike other infectious diseases, has been a source of conflict between the “establishment” medical community...
For the first time, blacklegged (deer) ticks have now been observed in all 67 counties of Pennsylvania, according to researchers at The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The range expansion...
The Infectious Diseases Society of America plans on revising its guidelines for the treatment of Lyme disease. On March 9, IDSA released a project plan to update the guidelines. The plan provides a period...
Today’s Outbreak News This Week Radio Show started with a brief introduction to a new, free 6-week online course on Vaccines being offered by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of...
The Mayday Project Lyme patient advocacy group announced that it is moving forward with plans for a two-day protest at the headquarters of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
U.S. rates...
Officials from the South Dakota Department of Health issued a warning yesterday to the public about tick borne diseases.
“Using repellent and checking often for ticks are the best ways to prevent tularemia,...
Birds are more important than previously recognized as hosts for Lyme disease-causing bacteria in California, according to a new study led by UC Berkeley researchers.
The findings, published Wednesday,...
Two articles/studies published in the journal, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, discuss how climate change and warmer temperatures are affecting infectious diseases and their affect...
Lyme disease, transmitted by a bite from a tick infected by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, had long been considered easy to treat, usually requiring a single doctor’s visit and a few weeks of antibiotics...
One of the stars of Real Housewives ( I’m not familiar with the show) is Yolanda Foster. Her name pops up a lot in my world because of her very public affliction with Lyme disease.
She has recently...
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