Lyme disease

Major test of first possible Lyme vaccine in 20 years begins

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUMAugust 8, 2022 GMT

DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Researchers are seeking thousands of volunteers in the U.S. and Europe to test the first potential vaccine against Lyme disease in 20 years -- in hopes of better fighting the tick-borne threat.

West Virginia governor confirms Lyme disease diagnosis

June 2, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said blood tests confirmed that he has Lyme disease.

Justice announced the diagnosis Wednesday night, more than a week after he began feeling ill after events in Wheeling and Blacksville.

Pfizer to conduct Lyme disease vaccine trial in Maine

June 1, 2022 GMT

BREWER, Maine (AP) — Pfizer has partnered with a Maine health care system to conduct the third phase of a Lyme disease clinical trial to test the efficacy of the company's vaccine.

The trial, held at Northern Light Health system in Brewer, will span over 13 months and require patients to take two shots two months apart.

WVa governor being treated for possible Lyme disease

May 25, 2022 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday he is bring treated for possible Lyme disease after becoming ill following two events he attended in the northern part of the state.

MIT researchers propose fighting Lyme on Nantucket with mice

April 22, 2022 GMT

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Scientists at MIT are proposing releasing hordes of genetically altered mice on the posh vacation destination of Nantucket to combat the growing scourge of Lyme disease.

Research finds more Lyme-carrying ticks in Maine forest

March 22, 2022 GMT

ARROWSIC, Maine (AP) — New research shows ticks that can transmit Lyme disease have been increasing in abundance in a forest in the state's mid-coast region over the last three decades, according to researchers with a Maine university and hospital.

More ticks test positive for Lyme disease in Maine

February 14, 2022 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The University of Maine's tick lab found that a higher percentage of ticks tested positive for the pathogen that causes Lyme disease last year than the previous year.

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab said recently that the rate of infection for Lyme disease grew by almost 6%.

Maine warns of ticks amid record year for babesiosis

October 24, 2021 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Health authorities in Maine are warning residents of a second peak in tick activity in the state this fall.

Many people associate deer ticks with summer, but they peak again from late September to November, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Maine concerned hunters aren’t taking enough deer

October 10, 2021 GMT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine is reviewing its deer permitting system because of concerns that hunters aren't harvesting enough to adequately manage the population.

Maine's deer herd is around 300,000 and has been steadily growing for several years.

Indiana U Expert on Increased Lyme Disease Risks

June 17, 2021 GMT

Rhode Island officials warn of Lyme disease dangers

May 30, 2021 GMT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island health and environmental officials are urging residents to take precautions this summer to prevent contact with the ticks that cause Lyme disease.

A relatively mild winter during which many more ticks than usual have likely survived until spring means that 2021 may be a bad year for ticks and the transmission of tick-borne diseases, the state's departments of Health and Environmental Management said in a statement Friday.

After an absence, New England’s ticks are back — and hungry

May 22, 2021 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A late-summer drought virtually eliminated ticks in parts of New England but they're back with a vengeance this spring.

Dog ticks, which do not carry Lyme disease like deer ticks do, have been especially active since early spring in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

In virus outbreak, fretting over a name that might go viral

By MIKE STOBBEFebruary 4, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — West Nile virus, Lyme disease, Ebola virus.

Full Coverage: Virus Outbreak

Justin Bieber says he’s battling Lyme disease

By The Associated PressJanuary 9, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber says that he has been battling Lyme disease.

Uptick of Hope in Battle Against Lyme Disease

The Lowell SunMay 4, 2019 GMT

By Colin A. Young

State House News Service

BOSTON -- The state's $1 million investment towards finding a way to prevent ticks from spreading Lyme disease is paying off, a UMass Medical School researcher said Thursday, and an additional investment could move an antibody proven in labs to protect mice against Lyme closer to a human trial.

Teenage Lyme Disease Patient and TickTracker App Inventor Honored by U.S. Government for Groundbreaking Lyme Disease Advocacy

LivLyme FoundationFebruary 25, 2019 GMT

Denver, Colo., Feb. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 14-year-old Lyme disease patient, advocate and technology pioneer Olivia Goodreau will be in Washington D.C. February 27 - March 1 to be honored for her groundbreaking TickTracker App, which works to gather data and alert the world to tick sightings in an effort to decrease the number of Lyme and tick-borne disease cases...

Retiring legislator continues to serve by telling the story of what beset him

By LORI STURDEVANTJuly 21, 2018 GMT

Legislators sometimes serve Minnesotans in unexpected ways. Take Rep. Sheldon Johnson. The nine-term DFLer from St. Pauls East Side is serving this summer in a way he never thought he would. Hes speaking out about a misunderstood and wicked disorder, Lyme disease.

Science Says: Too early for forecast on Lyme disease ticks

By MIKE STOBBEJuly 5, 2017 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tick populations are exploding? Tick-borne diseases are on the rise?

Some recent headlines suggest Americans are facing a particularly bad year for tick bites and illnesses, but the evidence is patchy and the science complicated...

Science Says: Too early for forecast on Lyme disease ticks

By MIKE STOBBEJuly 5, 2017 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tick populations are exploding? Tick-borne diseases are on the rise?

Some recent headlines suggest Americans are facing a particularly bad year for tick bites and illnesses, but the evidence is patchy and the science complicated...

Clarification: Ticks story

June 21, 2017 GMT

MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — In a story June 20, The Associated Press reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are about 30,000 reported cases of Lyme disease each year. The story should have noted that the CDC has said it believes the actual number of people diagnosed is far higher, around 300,000.

Lyme warriors share their stories at awareness event in Kingwood

Melanie FeukJune 2, 2017 GMT

Ashtin Schnell suffered the crippling symptoms associated with dysautonomia for years.

She was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a specific form of dysautonomia that is characterized by abnormal heart rate, chronic fatigue, frequent migraines, dizziness, vertigo, severe stomach aches and an inability to focus.

Bella Hadid ‘couldn’t get out of bed’ after Lyme disease diagnosis

By CelebretainmentApril 4, 2017 GMT

Bella Hadid "couldn't get out of bed for six days" after she was diagnosed with Lyme disease.

The 20-year-old model, her mother Yolanda and brother Anwar have all been diagnosed with the infectious disease, which can cause a range of health problems, including arthritis and heart failure - and Bella has admitted the discovery was the "hardest time" of her life.

Families launch Lyme disease support group

Jennifer SummerNovember 1, 2016 GMT

Kingwood moms Leesa Shanahan and Diane Kahler first connected many years ago through the Boy Scouts of America.

Years later, the two became even more interconnected when both of their children were fighting Lyme disease.

Delle Donne out indefinitely with Lyme disease

By DOUG FEINBERGJune 27, 2014 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Sky forward Elena Delle Donne won't be in the lineup against the New York Liberty on Friday night, sidelined indefinitely with a recurrence of Lyme disease.

The team announced Friday afternoon at shoot-around that Delle Donne had returned home to Delaware.