Lyme Disease News

New leaflets on how to prevent tick bites and reduce the risk of contracting Lyme disease are being issued to health professionals and the public as part of a national programme by Public Health England .

Co-infections, such as Bartonella, continue to be little understood or even acknowledged as a definite illness by many in the medical profession.

Local officials are offering tips for avoiding Lyme Disease-carrying ticks. Loudoun County Health Director David Goodfriend says to dress appropriately when heading into wooded areas and overgrowth.

In 1983, Susan Beck was diagnosed with Lyme disease, making her the first known woman in Virginia to officially battle the tick-borne illness.

Grassy areas are a favorite environment for certain species of ticks, which can transmit deadly diseases to both dogs and cats.

Ticks that harbor a handful of illnesses may barely be noticed due to their small size.

ALBANY With Memorial Day Weekend fast approaching and people spending more time outdoors, State Health Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., today reminded New Yorkers to take precautions to prevent diseases that are transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks.

Karen Marchand helped Little House Society president Jim Stimson in designing Tsawwassen's building that helps provide people with drug and alcohol recovery group meetings.

When Leanne Hunter discovered a tick on her dog Mya two weeks ago she thought it was a freak occurrence.

How you dress can make a difference in whether or not you contract Lyme disease from a tick bite, according to Martha's Vineyard health officials.

The general public has been educated about the dangers and health risks associated with infectious tick bites to humans and prescribed medications like Doxycycline Hyclate to combat such illnesses as "Lyme Disease" and other diseases transmitted from ticks.

Central New York is traditionally a hot spot for eastern equine encephalitis -- EEE for short, a mosquito-borne virus.

It is a tiny pest with a big bite that can do major damage. One Germantown family said it only took one infected tick to change their entire lifestyle something they have been dealing with for the past seven years.

If you live near or often spend time in a wooded area, like we all pretty much do in the Rogue Valley, blood-sucking ticks are part of your world.

Six Loudoun County parks will be sprayed in upcoming weeks as part of the Board of Supervisors initiative to combat Lyme disease in Loudoun County.

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The number one antibiotic used to treat Lyme Disease is in short supply across the country, and now prices for Doxycycline used for people and animals have skyrocketed.

As the weather consistently stays warm, chances are you'll find yourself spending more time outdoors.

A group calling itself Worldwide Lyme Protest UK is claiming not enough GPs here fully understand the symptoms of Lyme disease, a serious illness caused by infected ticks.

Despite it being early in the season, local resident Betty Goodrich believes now is the time to begin talking about Lyme disease.