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Does Bartonella Contribute to the Occurrence of Cutaneous Lesions and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Patients?

January 15, 2021

Results of the study, “Bartonella Associated Cutaneous Lesions (BACL) in People with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms” was recently published in the journal, Pathogens, as part of the special issue, “The Evolving Biomedical Importance of Bartonella Species Infections.” The study’s authors describe Bartonella spp. test results for participants who reported neuropsychiatric symptoms, with a majority reporting the concurrent incidence of cutaneous lesions.

Help Us Help You – Last Chance to Donate in 2020

December 31, 2020

Pat Smith’s Letter on How LDA’s Work Has Helped Lyme Patients. Dear Lyme Community & Those Concerned about Lyme and TBD, This year has been a challenge for all of us, and in particular, for those with chronic conditions such as Lyme disease, which is still unrecognized by the federal government. The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) has been working for Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBD) for 30 years, with individuals who are patients and family members of patients driving the programs…

Success in 2020/IDSA Guidelines/Pat Smith Last WG Remarks/Disulfiram/Attempt to Save a Lyme/COVID Patient/Lyme Pathogenesis/COVID

December 28, 2020

Success in 2020: Help LDA Work for You in the New Year! The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) has been working for Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBD) for 30 years, with individuals who are patients and family members of patients driving the programs. ~97% of our funds generally go directly to programs. Guidestar.org designates LDA as a charity at its highest level committed to transparency, Platinum. For 15 years, LDA has been designated as a national charity included in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) lists for federal employees workplace giving.

Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH COVID-19 Treatment Protocols

December 6, 2020

Peter A. McCullough, M.D., M.P.H., Vice Chief of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, et al. published an article in the American Journal of Medicine, August 2020: “Pathophysiological Basis and Rationale for Early Outpatient Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection.” The authors have proposed an algorithm based on age and comorbidities that allows for a large proportion to be monitored and treated at home during self-isolation with the aim of reducing the risks of hospitalization and death.

Horowitz Blog Honoring Congressman Smith’s Efforts to Save a CLD Pt. with COVID

December 5, 2020

The Lyme Disease Association thanks Congressman Chris Smith and Dr. Richard Horowitz for their valiant efforts to help a chronic Lyme disease patient hospitalized with COVID-19. The following Blog, posted on his Facebook, is reprinted with permission from Dr. Richard Horowitz. The LDA applauds these two courageous individuals trying to buck the system to save a life.

IDSA Announces New Lyme Disease Guidelines

November 30, 2020

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) announced on November 30, 2020, new guidelines for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease. Among the treatment recommendations, the guidelines recommend oral antibiotic therapy for most patients with Lyme disease. The recommended duration of therapy is […]

House Lyme Disease Caucus 2020

November 29, 2020

Rep. Chris Smith, Pat Smith, Rich Smith discussing actions to take for House Lyme Caucus

The House Lyme Disease Caucus is a bi-partisan group working together in Congress to take action on Lyme & tick-borne diseases. Under the leadership of Congressmen Chris Smith (NJ) and co-chair Colin Peterson (MN), it has initiated letters and actions to benefit Lyme patients, such as the inclusion of the monies for Lyme & tick-borne […]

LDA’s List of News Articles on Covid-19 & Lyme

October 8, 2020

The LDA is compiling a list of articles in the news of possible interest regarding Covid-19 & Lyme disease. Ivermectin Could Turn COVID-19 Around. We Need To Find Out If It Works (trialsitenews.com 10/1/2020) by Mary Beth Pfeiffer Is There a Connection Between COVID-19 and Popular Hypertension Medication (pcornet.org 8/12/2020) National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network […]

Reported Lyme Disease Cases in the U.S. by County

October 5, 2020

The Lyme Disease Association Inc. is providing you with information from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) on the U.S reported Lyme disease case numbers by county in each state for the years 2000-2018. 2000-2007 data reflect surveillance case definition at that time and reflect confirmed cases. 2008-present data reflect that surveillance case […]

Lyme & Pregnancy Research Study

September 29, 2020

The issue of Lyme disease and pregnancy is a serious one, and much more research and education is needed to understand the extent and scope of the problems related to pregnancy and Lyme. The Lyme Disease Association (LDA) is providing information on a study on Lyme and Pregnancy which is led by researchers from the […]