The Lyme Disease Association (LDA), an organization which expanded its focus nationally 28 years ago, is dedicated to Lyme disease education, prevention, research funding, and patient support. An average of 97 cents of every dollar raised by the Lyme Disease Association is spent directly for its programs.
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 […]
Patricia V. Smith, BA President Patricia V. Smith, a Monmouth University graduate, is in her 23rd year as President of the all-volunteer run national non-profit Lyme Disease Association (LDA) and is a 2nd term public member of the HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group in Washington, DC, where she co-chairs the “Training & Education, Patient Access […]
Lyme Disease Association, Inc., LDA, is proud to celebrate 30 years of advocacy and volunteerism to improve research, education, and patient support surrounding Lyme and tick-borne disease. Early Years By 1990, the total US reported Lyme disease case numbers were 7,943 cases – NJ was second in the nation for the highest number at 1,074 […]
Researchers at Columbia University Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center are seeking research study participants for two studies. Women to serve as healthy controls are critical to conducting this first study on metabolomics, and patients with confirmed Lyme disease are needed for the second study on Lyme disease and Disulfiram. Please support these clinical studies. […]
For patients and families, physicians and researchers in need of information about chronic Lyme disease. A powerful and credible source of Lyme-related materials, it represents the only academic research center in the country to focus multidisciplinary research on chronic Lyme. Synonymous with the Center’s mission, the website offers up-to-date resources, new research results from Columbia […]
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LDANet Groups under the LDAnet umbrella Working together for a common cause Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (National) LDA@LymeDiseaseAssociation.org Chapters: Part of LDA LDA Rhode Island Chapter (RI) jumerol@yahoo.com Affiliates: Separate 501 (c)(3) org. affiliated with the LDA LymeDisease.org formerly, CALDA (CA) www.lymedisease.org Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association […]
LDA’s mission does NOT include providing medical advice or researching your questions. We do not answer medical questions or identify ticks or rashes. Many questions can be answered by you researching the LDA site and its links to other sites. Please use the search box feature to find information on the website. We are an all […]
The Lyme Disease Association designed a special 3 prong Campaign to help support scientific research at the Columbia Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center […]
We are an all volunteer organization and will do our best to respond to your questions in a timely fashion. Problems or questions we cannot address and WE WILL NOT respond to: Requests for individual provider lists – You MUST use the automated system. Requests for medical advice. Requests for medical providers’ qualifications. Requests […]