LDA Has Awarded 127 Research Grants Since 1992
LDA strives to fund the most relevant and cutting edge research aimed at investigating the diagnosis, treatment, pathology, and prevention of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The goal is to […]
LDA strives to fund the most relevant and cutting edge research aimed at investigating the diagnosis, treatment, pathology, and prevention of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The goal is to […]
Newswire (Tufts University) 10.27.2023, published “Powassan Virus: What to Know about this Rare Tick-Borne Disease.” This article discusses the rising cases of Powassan virus, a tick-borne infection with no vaccine or cure, which kills 1 in 10 people who contract it and causes long-term neurological problems in half of reported cases.
The People’s Pharmacy writer, Joe Graedon, published 08.21. 2023 “Why Is Alpha-Gal Allergy So Misunderstood and Misdiagnosed?” In this article, Graedon explains the multiple challenges of diagnosis of Alpha-gal allergy […]
Journal of Medical Entomology (Schulze, T.L., et al.) 08.04.2023 published an open access article, “Community-based integrated tick management programs: cost and feasibility scenarios.” In this article, researchers explore the cost […]
The Tick and Tick-borne Diseases Journal (Eisen L. & Eisen R. J.) 07.24.2023, published “Changes in the Geographic Distribution of the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, in the United States.” The study aims to provide a geographical history of the occurrence of Ixodes scapularis (the blacklegged tick) in the US from the 1800s to present. Over time, changes in tick surveillance has made it hard to distinguish between the actual expansion of the tick’s range and better detection of existing populations.
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.
Microorganisms (Siegel, E.L., et al.) 5.27.23, published “Human-Biting Ixodes scapularis Submissions to a Crowd-Funded Tick Testing Program Correlate with the Incidence of Rare Tick-Borne Disease: A Seven-Year Retrospective Study of Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis in Massachusetts.” The study sought to expand upon prior passive Ixodes scapularis tick testing surveillance measures by including two rare tick-borne diseases, babesiosis and anaplasmosis.
The Current Biology Journal (England S.J., et al.) 06.30.2023, published “Static electricity passively attracts ticks onto hosts.”
This study aims to prove the hypothesis that ticks are passively attracted to mammals, birds, and reptiles through electrostatic forces from the animals. Most land animals generate “electric forces that interact with other charges in their environment.” The study hypothesizes that ticks are incapable of jumping, and therefore are pulled by the animal’s electric fields onto the animal.
Scientific Reports (Inzalaco, HN; et al.) published 5.15.23 “Ticks harbor and excrete chronic wasting disease prions.” In this study, researchers investigated the role of ticks in the transmission of chronic […]
Journal of Medical Entomology (Egizi, A, et al.) 5.10.23, published “Lone star ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infected with Bourbon virus in New Jersey, USA.” The objective of this study is to highlight the health risks associated with the growing population of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, in Monmouth County, NJ. Studies have shown that lone star ticks now have much higher numbers than the blacklegged (deer) tick, Ixodes scapularis in that county.
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.
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.
It is your responsibility to contact the provider’s office to confirm the current address, directions, nature of services provided, and all other provider information before you make an appointment.
DISCLAIMER: The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. provides referrals to health care providers who treat Lyme disease, and often other TBD, as a courtesy to those seeking Lyme Literate Physicians (LLMD). However, some of the providers included do not specifically treat Lyme and TBD but see patients who have symptoms associated with Lyme and TBD to address those specific symptoms. We do not evaluate the professional competence or qualifications of health care providers on our referral list or the costs of services provided. Accordingly, the LDA neither warrants nor endorses the health care providers contained on this list nor the quality of care you will receive from those providers. We do not make recommendations, only referrals. LDA does not receive any monies from physicians to be included on this list nor does LDA provide any monies to physicians. 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 Doctor Referral System contains no Lyme or TBD resource listings in a given area, the closest possible option(s) will populate based on the zip code entered and category/ies selected. The LDA appreciates any changes in provider information that you may find and make us aware of.
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We cannot guarantee that the information provided will be timely and accurate or that physicians on the list are accepting new patients, or that they accept insurance. The selection of a physician should be made by you after careful consideration. There are two approaches in the treatment of Lyme disease. Our list contains physicians who generally follow more flexible treatment approaches than those advocated by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). LDA is not responsible for incorrect information on the website. BEFORE DOCTOR VISIT: Please contact the physicians’ offices directly to confirm their current address, directions, and any other necessary information before scheduling an appointment. Do not rely only on the maps provided on this site. The maps on LDA’s Doctor Referral System are for informational purposes and provide an approximate locality of the listing based on the addresses we are provided with at the time of site updates. Practitioners often relocate and addresses can change. Notification of changes in listed information can be updated on our Dr. Referral Contact Form. Thank you, Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA)
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