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News Articles

e article Lawyer Advocates for Lyme Disease Reform

Baltimore Magazine

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it’s the most commonly reported vector-borne …

Pushing through pain of Lyme disease: Kaitlin Childs shares story of her illness

Santa Cruz Sentinel

For Kaitlin Childs, Lyme disease is something that has both hindered her as well as given her hope. Childs has been sick for nearly a decade and she is ready to share her story and provide more awareness for the disease. Lyme disease is a bacterial …

DENNY HOUGHTON SWENSON, Milton:Lyme disease isn’t easy to treat and is …

The Patriot Ledger

They are covered with thousands of ticks. Although mice carry the disease, the deer are where the multiplication of the ticks happens. The problem of Lyme disease can best be addressed by bringing the deer population down to under eight per square mile.

Ticks that spread Lyme disease are moving west

ConsumerAffairs

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there are more than 300,000 cases of Lyme disease in the U.S. each year. Last year, most Lyme disease cases reported to the CDC were concentrated heavily in the Northeast and upper Midwest, with 96 …

Teleconferences

Stop by and visit Lyme Thriving to see what conferences are scheduled for this month! These calls are free and happen every other Monday.
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Tune into Lyme Light Radio with Katina Makris to find out what shows Katina has planned for September. Click Here for Archive.

Visit the Facebook page for Lyme Ninja Radio to find out what interviews are being done for September! Visit Here!

Upcoming September Events

September

NYT CandleLight Vigil
https://www.facebook.com/events/1475202696060072/

“Hopes for Tick Borne Illnesses” 4th Annual Lyme411 Conference
https://www.facebook.com/events/539171152878294/

Mt. Valley Lyme Conference, Maine 9/6
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Lyme Disease Awareness Walk
By Lyme Support Network
Jewel Tea Pavilion Citizens Park
511 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 201410:00 AM — 2:00 PM

Rest in Peace

PATRICIA M. JONES PASSES 1949-2014
Loving wife and mother Patricia Jones died September 24 of complications of Lyme disease, which led to a fall at her home, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Patricia was born in Cedar Rapids on December 10, 1949. She graduated from Iowa State University and Kansas State University with a master’s degree in counseling.