LymeX Diagnostics Prize: 6 Teams Advance to Phase 3
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, through a fiscal sponsorship with the Digital Harbor Foundation has launched Phase 3 of the LymeX Diagnostics Prize.
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, through a fiscal sponsorship with the Digital Harbor Foundation has launched Phase 3 of the LymeX Diagnostics Prize.
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 […]
Northeastern Global News (Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, 02.28.24) published “Experimental antibiotic treatment for Lyme heads for human safety trials.” Human safety trials are scheduled to begin for hygromycin A this spring in Australia. Hygromycin A is a novel antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease developed by Northeastern professor Kim Lewis. So far, hygromycin A has been found to clear Lyme spirochete infections in mice without any toxicity to animals.
The Highlands Current news writer, Brian PJ Cronin (03.15.2024) published, “Fewer Ticks = Less Lyme? Maybe Not.” In this article, Cronin interviews Richard Ostfeld, a disease ecologist and co-director of The Tick Project. Ostfeld discusses the results of a 5 year study conducted by the Carey Institute where fungal spray and bait boxes were applied across 24 neighborhoods in Dutchess County, including some in Beacon County to determine effectiveness in reducing tick populations and tick-borne disease occurrence in humans.
WIRED’s staff writer, Emily Mullin (03.15.2024) published, “A Pill That Kills Ticks Is a Promising New Weapon Against Lyme Disease.” A pill is currently in development for humans by Tarsus Pharmaceuticals that could provide protection against the tick-borne disease for several weeks after ingestion. The company announced results from a small, early-stage trial in showing that ticks were killed on humans within 24 hours of taking the drug. And these tick-killing effects lasted up to 30 days.
Frontiers in Neurology (Adler, B.L., aet al.) 02.07.24, published a review article, “Dysautonomia following Lyme disease: a key component of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome?” Though the Lyme patient community and treating physicians report disabling symptoms of dysautonomia as a complication of Lyme disease, dysautonomia has not yet been established as a complication of Lyme in the medical literature.
Science Direct (Gidengil, C., et al.) 03.19.2024, published, “Lyme disease vaccine attitudes and intentions among parents of children aged 5–18 years in the United States.” In this study, an online survey of 1,351 parents of children aged 5–18 years was conducted in states with high and/or emerging prevalence of Lyme disease to determine willingness for their child to receive a Lyme disease vaccine, and preference for vaccine type.
Health.mil (Stidham, R.A., et al.) 01.01.2024, published, “Brief Report: The Four Most Frequently Diagnosed Vector-borne Diseases Among Service Member and Non-Service Member Beneficiaries in the Geographic Combatant Commands, 2010–2022.” Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases of Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF), malaria, and dengue fever were identified in 5,199 service members and non-service member beneficiaries from January 2010 through December 31, 2022. More cases were reported in non-service member beneficiaries (2,918), than in service members (2,343).
Health.mil (Stidham, R.A., et al.) 01.01.2024, published, “Brief Report: The Four Most Frequently Diagnosed Vector-borne Diseases Among Service Member and Non-Service Member Beneficiaries in the Geographic Combatant Commands, 2010–2022.” Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases of Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF), malaria, and dengue fever were identified in 5,199 service members and non-service member beneficiaries from January 2010 through December 31, 2022
Dr. Daniel Cameron has reviewed the article “Lyme Borreliosis as a Trigger for Autoimmune Disease,” in his Lyme Disease Science Blog, “Lyme Disease Triggers Autoimmune Disease – Lupus.” The case report describes a 35-year-old woman who developed pain in the joints of her hand, low-grade fevers, weakness, fatigue, and skin rashes on her hands and trunk following an insect bite. She was diagnosed with Lyme disease (positive by western blot) and treated with a 28-day course of doxycycline.
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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.
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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.
Some providers may not specifically treat Lyme and TBD but see patients who have symptoms associated with Lyme and TBD to address those specific symptoms. Contact the provider to confirm.
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