The LDA offers a wide variety of resources, many free. Download and print free brochures, pie graphs and maps, order free handouts or low cost books, view and/or purchase scientific conference videos, access information on Lyme and kids and schools, apply for LymeAid 4 Kids funds for children without insurance for Lyme disease, read articles on disability and medical insurance, and view tick-borne diseases rash photos. Access the LDA’s Conflicts of Interest in Lyme Disease: Laboratory Testing, Vaccination, and Treatment Guidelines, written by author Pamela Weintraub for the LDA in 2001, years before her book, Cure Unknown Inside the Lyme Disease Epidemic, was published.
We are constantly trying to provide products and services to help raise awareness. Here are the top ten picks over time.
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TickLES (Kids’ 14 min prevention video) and Play Tick Tackler Video Game |
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Order Free Brochures (limited to 200) |
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Other Tick-Borne Diseases (co-infections) |  |
Dr. Referral (connect to Lyme-literate doctors nationally) |
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How A Tick Can Make You Sick (prevention PowerPoint geared to kids, schools & scouts) |  |
Lyme Disease Case Maps (where & how much US Lyme) |
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Medical Photos (ticks, rashes and microscropic images) |  |
How to Remove a Tick & Prevention |
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Public Service Announcements (free PSAs for your own use) |  |
LDA Printable Lyme Handouts |
Tick submissions needed! The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and A.T. Still University are partnering on a Missouri tick study. MDC and the University are asking for citizens of Missouri to collect, save, and mail ticks that they encounter to A.T. Still University to assist with this study.
A new center at Columbia University will open this summer to patients. The Cohen Center for Health & Recovery from Tick-Borne Diseases has been established through a $16M grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to Columbia. Brian Fallon, MD, will be Center Director, Shannon Delaney, MD, co-director. Patients at the Center will be […]
The use of botanical medicines in the fight against Babesia duncani is explored in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology by Johns Hopins’ Yumin Zhang and a research team.
A randomized research study sponsored by Washington University School of Medicine seeks participants age 30 and older, who have tested positive for COVID-19, and are currently experiencing mild symptoms.
A peer-reviewed report co-authored by Melissa C Fesler and Raphael B Stricker has been published in the International Journal of General Medicine which evaluates pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using medications approved for use in pregnant women to prevent gestational problems and severe illness in this high-risk population.
The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. is providing the following list as a courtesy to those seeking resources that may be helpful in treating and covering the cost of treating Lyme disease. The LDA neither warrants nor endorses the Prescription & Medical Bill Assistance resources contained on this list nor the quality of service you will […]
This new summary article by employees of the CDC, presents the first county-level map of the distribution of Lyme disease spirochetes in host seeking Ixodes ticks between 2004-2019 in the contiguous United States. Data compiled for this summary was from literature searches; publicly available tick-borne pathogen surveillance databases (ArboNet Tick module); and internal CDC pathogen […]
The CDC published, in the February edition of its “Emerging Infectious Diseases,” two new papers pertaining to Lyme disease case numbers. CDC indicates that the researchers found ~ 476,000 people are diagnosed with and treated for Lyme disease each year in the U.S. This is a 59% increase from their previous estimate of ~300,000. Also, CDC posted a new page to its website, Syndromic Surveillance of Emergency Department Visits for Tick Bites, showing tick bites by time, age/sex, and region.
About LymeAid 4 Kids (LA4K) – The Lyme Disease Association started LA4K fund in 2003 and has distributed monies for children all over the U.S.since 2004, Developed with the help of author Amy Tan, the fund is for children who do not have insurance coverage or receive reimbursement for Lyme disease treatment/diagnosis and whose families […]
In a retrospective review on the use of Disulfiram as a repurposed drug in the treatment of Lyme and Babesiosis, most patients experienced benefits with regard to their symptoms. It was found that although patients on high dose experienced higher risk for adverse reactions than the low dose patients, they were also more likely to […]