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Lyme disease is a bacterial disease which in the US is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi or newly discovered Borrelia mayonii. The bacteria can attack all of the systems in the body and produce many different Lyme disease symptoms, which is why it has often been called the great imitator. Women with Lyme disease who are pregnant or are thinking of becoming pregnant need to receive appropriate care from a knowledgeable Lyme disease doctor. Information on Lyme and pregnancy can be found in this section. Guidelines which help doctors with Lyme treatment have been developed and some can be found here, as well as various photos and videos pertaining to Lyme disease bacteria.
Anne Spichler-Moffarah, et al., published, “Cardiac Complications of Human Babesiosis” in Clinical Infectious Diseases on August 19, 2022. The article explains that many babesiosis patients have mild to moderate expressions […]
An article in Martha Vineyard Times announced that phase 3 trials for the Valneva-Pfizer Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15, will take place on the Vineyard. This trial phase will investigate the extent to which the vaccine provides protection.
Valneva and Pfizer have announced that the two companies have entered into an Equity Subscription Agreement and have updated their Collaboration and License Agreement terms for the Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15. As previously announced, Pfizer plans to begin Phase 3 studies of VLA15 in Q3 2022.
Positive Phase 2 clinical trial results for the Lyme disease vaccine candidate (VLA15) in the pediatric population have just been announced by Pfizer and Valneva. VLA15 is currently the only […]
In this mini review article, researchers examine the important and potential role of antibiotic tolerance/persistence in Borrelia spp. (Lyme disease bacteria) and Post treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS). Many hypotheses […]
On April 9, 2022, New York Governor, Kathy Hochul (D), granted New York licensed Nurse practitioners (NPs) the ability to practice independently when she signed the State budget into law. […]
National Geographic has published an article that discusses a renewed effort to develop a highly controversial technology, ”contagious/self-spreading vaccines.” This vaccine technology is being reexamined and studied to stop the […]
The FDA has just announced that they plan to postpone their scheduled advisory committee meeting on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 4 years. They do not […]
In a February 4, 2022 news release Valneva/Pfizer reported positive Phase 2 data findings for their Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15. According to the news release, findings of the Phase […]
A new University of Copenhagen study reports a previously unknown hiding place for the genes that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics. The prevailing belief that resistant bacteria will lose their […]
LDA Doctor Referral System © Terms & Conditions and Guidelines
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About LDA DOCTOR REFERRAL SYSTEM ©
Welcome to the Lyme Disease Association’s LDA Doctor Referral System ©. LDA made updates and enhancements to its prior system and has launched a new site to provide patients with information about doctors, other practitioners, testing labs, and pharmacies that are knowledgeable about chronic Lyme disease and often about many other tick-borne diseases (TBD). Many of the doctors listed are often referred to as Lyme Literate Physicians/Doctors (LLMD). Tens of thousands of patients have successfully used the prior LDA system to locate Lyme and TBD resources.
Terms & Conditions and Guidelines
Because there is a negative political climate surrounding Lyme disease, many LLMDs do not want their names posted outright on the internet. LDA has tried to balance the doctors’ wishes with patients’ need to find a doctor. This new system is a result of that compromise and therefore:
Because of the limited number of physicians treating chronic Lyme disease nationwide, some states, and in some instances, entire regions, may not have any treating physicians who follow flexible treating approaches such as those in the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Guidelines, Evidence Assessments and Guideline Recommendations in Lyme Disease: The Clinical Management of Known Tick Bites, Erythema Migrans Rashes and Persistent Disease. In the event that the LDA Doctor Referral System © contains no Lyme or TBD resource listings in a given area, the closest possible option(s) will populate based on the location entered and specaialty/ies selected. The LDA appreciates any changes in provider information that you may find and make us aware of so we can investigate.