The Rhode Island Chapter of the Lyme Disease Association recently provided Lyme disease educational information to school nurses. The Rhode Island Certified School Nurse Teachers Association presented a conference on 3.21.23 in Warwick RI entitled “What Rhode Island School Nurses Should Know about Vector-borne Diseases.” Speakers included Sandi Delak, MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN-E, FNASN and […]
Lyme Disease Association Inc (LDA) Board of Directors Member Jeannine Phillips attended the first virtual meeting of ICUE, the CDC Foundation’s new infectious disease-based initiative, February 8, 2023, which includes Lyme disease. About 40 patient advocacy and community-based organizations from different health conditions were represented in the initial endeavor. Meeting report from Jeannine (picture) follows.
According to BangorDailyNews.com, Judy Harrison, February 2, 2023, the Mercy Hospital, Northern Light Health, Maine, has been found guilty in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Peter A. Smith. Smith twice saw the same doctor at the hospital in June 2017 but was never diagnosed with Lyme disease. The doctor noted on a visit,“No signs of Lyme disease.”
Any woman who has Lyme disease and is considering becoming pregnant or who is pregnant, or who is bitten by a tick during pregnancy, should see a Lyme disease doctor, one who understands the serious medical implications of Lyme during pregnancy. The Lyme bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, can cross the placenta and can cause death of […]
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (Pearson, P. et al.) published “White-Tailed Deer Serum Kills the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi” ahead of print on 3.21.23. In this study, researchers used an in-vitro serum sensitivity assay to determine that serum of white-tailed deer kills Lyme spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi). A number of competent vertebrate reservoirs maintain the Lyme spirochete, […]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Corak, N., et al.) 3.15.23, published “Pleomorphic Variants of Borreliella (syn. Borrelia) burgdorferi Express Evolutionary Distinct Transcriptomes.” The study examined the lifecycle of B. burgdorferi, and its development of numerous pleomorphic forms, to gain clarity regarding possible biological and medical importance.
Journal of Bacteriology (Castro-Padovani, T., et al.) 3.15.23 published “Gac Is a Transcriptional Repressor of the Lyme Disease Spirochete’s OspC Virulence-Associated Surface Protein.” The study investigated the processes by which the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, controls production of OspC.
Nature Immunology (Muri, J., et al) published a letter on 3.6.23 “Autoantibodies against chemokines post-SARS-CoV-2 infection correlate with disease course.” During this investigation it was discovered that the antibodies against specific chemokine were most common post-COVID-19. These antibodies were also associated with favorable outcome of disease and negatively related with the development of long COVID. […]
LDA is committed to funding Lyme and tick-borne diseases research leading to better diagnostics, treatment, and cure. Click here for prior grant award descriptions. Grant application package links are below. (You can download the Microsoft Word Version, or the PDF.) Grant Application – Research Projects Microsoft Word PDF Grant Application for Extension of Existing Grants – […]
The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) is designated by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, a charity focusing on research, education, prevention and patient support. History The Lyme Disease Association began as Lyme Disease Association of Central Jersey in 1991 and then became Lyme Disease Association of New Jersey in 1993. Formed by patients and […]
The LDA annually awards a number of small education grants. These grants are for public programs, materials, or conferences or Sometimes the grants are restricted to publications or conferences. Below is a very small sample of resulting conferences or materials produced by the grantees. New York 1999 – Arman Manasar, DDS, Bard College: 2 Day Discussion […]
The Lyme Disease Association (LDA) awards grants in three different areas of its mission: Research, Education, and Patient Support (LymeAid 4 Kids). The sections below highlights each area of grant support. Click below for the summary of stats on all grants awarded through 2021. Research Grant statsEducation Grants statsLymeAid 4 Kids Grant Stats Research Grants Since the LDA officially opened its […]
Who could forget the bright red hair, endearing smile, enthusiasm, and kindheartedness of my dear friend, Janet Jemec? Janet was a dynamo during the early struggles of the tri-state area’s Lyme community and remained active until 12 years ago.