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May 2024 Lyme Disease Awareness Month Declared Proclamations / Resolutions
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HELP US! This page is in progress — a full list of any resolutions submitted will be posted at the end of May with your help. Please contact your state, […]
HELP US! This page is in progress — a full list of any resolutions submitted will be posted at the end of May with your help. Please contact your state, […]
Once a year, the Tick IPM Working Group hosts the Tick Academy, which is an opportunity for researchers, educators, students, public health professionals, pest control professionals, public-space managers and citizen scientists interested in learning more about what they can do to stop the spread of ticks and tick-borne diseases in their communities.
The Microorganisms Journal (Shor S. M., et al.) 07.05.2023, published “The Use of Natural Bioactive Nutraceuticals in the Management of Tick-Borne Illnesses.”
This study explores the use of bioactive phytochemicals, nutraceuticals, and micronutrients (dietary supplements) that could help with the management of persistent cases of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (Borrelia burgdorferi, Babesia, and Bartonella). Normally, antibiotics are prescribed to treat patients with acute Lyme disease, but there is evidence that using antibiotics “may leave up to 15–35% of people with chronic symptoms and health issues” when used to treat Lyme disease. Recent studies have shown that different dietary supplements can be used on patients with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses to help decrease the long-term use of antibiotics, and therefore possibly decrease the chronic symptoms and health issues that may come along with it.
Jim is a microbiologist and has conducted antibiotic discovery research for over 30 years in big pharma and academia. Jim is currently a supervisory microbiologist at the New Jersey Department of Health conducting viral (arboviruses and covid-19) surveillance for the state. He is starting a multi-partner plan to institute a state-wide tick surveillance and testing program for the state of New Jersey.
Outbreak News Today, 4.8.23, reports that the the first death from Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), which is caused by the SFTS virus (genus Phlebovirus, family Bunyaviridae), occurred in Haenam-gun, […]
The LDA has a long history of funding/supporting research projects that lead to real results. Below is the list of links to peer-reviewed articles that acknowledge LDA’s funding/support. Click on […]
Olivia Goodreau, Founder of The LivLyme Foundation, launched a newly created app that tracks long-haul disease symptoms called the LonghaulTracker on November 17, 2022. The app is not the first for the eighteen-year-old and was created for the millions of individuals living with long-haul or chronic diseases and makes it possible for users to record and track their symptoms over time as well as to download a report for caregivers and medical providers.
The LDA has a long history of funding/supporting research projects that lead to real results. Below is the list of links to peer-reviewed articles that acknowledge LDA’s funding/support. Click on […]
Farm Journal has published an article on the increasing presence of Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick (ALT), in the U.S. Since arriving in the country four years ago from Southeast Asia, ALT has now been detected in one-third of the nation’s states.
May Awareness LDA Guest Blogger Thomas Platts-Mills MD, PhD, FRCP, FRS trained in Oxford and after completing Medical Residency in the UK went to Johns Hopkins to train in Allergy […]
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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.
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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.
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