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As many as one-third of patients with Lyme disease are ill on long-term follow-up. A population-based, retrospective cohort study in Massachusetts found that 34% of patients suffered from arthritis or recurrent arthralgias, neurocognitive impairment, and neuropathy or myelopathy an average of six years after treatment for Lyme disease. [1] These limits on antibiotics for Lyme […]

Babesia awareness is dangerously low—even in areas where the disease is common. A Connecticut survey found that only 23% of residents knew deer ticks can transmit Babesia, despite living in one of the most endemic regions in the country. The results were published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Babesia Awareness: The Survey Results In 2014,

Lyme Babesia co-infection is more common than many realize — and in some cases, it’s the Lyme that gets missed. In this case report, an elderly man diagnosed with Babesia almost had his Lyme disease overlooked. Only when he developed Bell’s palsy was the second infection identified. The importance of clinicians considering other tick-borne diseases,

When ticks hatch from eggs, they’re called larva. At this stage, they have only six legs. After taking their first blood meal, the larvae molt into 8-legged nymphal ticks. Most studies have identified blacklegged ticks in the nymph stage as posing the greatest threat to humans. But Dr. Molloy now raises concerns that these newly

Economic Burden of Lyme Disease: Billions in Annual Costs The economic burden of Lyme disease is substantial. An estimated 240,000 to 440,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, with an average of $3,000 spent annually per patient on treatment, according to a study published online in PLOS ONE. Treating Lyme disease and its

Where is the Borrelia miyamotoi FDA test? If the FDA gets its way, physicians would only have access to diagnostic tests for tick-borne diseases that are FDA approved. This would eliminate “specialty labs,” and severely restrict a clinician’s ability to diagnose Lyme disease, as well as other tick-borne co-infections. This is a dangerous move in

For Immediate Release For Information or Interview Requests Contact: Sue Ferrara, PhD Email: pr*******@***ds.org Phone: (609) 947-9489 Back to School: The ABCs of Lyme and Other Tick-borne Infections As families transition from summer activities to back-to-school preparations, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) urges parents to think about where their children have spent

Babesia in Dutchess County, New York is now the second most common tick-borne illness behind Lyme disease. A co-infection of Babesia with Lyme disease can increase the severity and duration of illness — and the risk is higher than expected. Over 6% of questing nymphal ticks in Dutchess County were infected with the pathogens that