Research Articles
New CDC Estimates
CDC releases new estimate of Lyme disease diagnoses in the U.S. from 2010–2018. Their new value is ~476,000 per year! However, they caution that overdiagnosis can occur and may reach ~19% in low incidence states.
Lyme disease
2022 paper discussing B. burgdorferi phospholipid autoantibodies in Lyme disease and potential use in diagnostics.
Tick-borne Diseases
2018 paper discussing the development of the first multiplex serodiagnostic assay for the detection of 8 major tick-borne diseases. The assay can detect concurrent infections, as well as asymptomatic or past infections!
Co-infection
September 2019 review article highlighting key facts of Lyme disease/babesiosis co-infections.
Lyme Disease
September 2019 article discussing a first-hand account of the discovery of Lyme disease!
Lyme Disease
2018 paper highlighting the discovery of a new autoantigen for persistent Lyme disease symptoms
Lyme Disease
2018 paper demonstrating increased sensitivity and specificity in serological diagnosis for Lyme disease
Powassan Virus
2015 study showing that tick saliva enhances disease transmission when low doses of Powassan virus are present in mice
News Articles
Lone Star Ticks
2018 NPR article showing red meat allergies can be caused by the bite of a lone star tick
Playing God?
2016 NPR article discussing the use of genetically engineered Lyme-resistant mice as a way to control Lyme disease
The Lyme Wars
Informative article published in the New Yorker in 2013
Lyme Disease
2019 article explaining the controversy surrounding the Lyme disease vaccine
Lyme Disease
Springtime “vaccine” for Lyme disease will begin testing on human subjects.
Lyme in Politics
Click here to read the 2019 letter addressed by a group of senators to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), asking questions about the agency's plans to combat Lyme disease.