Five Herbal Medicines Potent Against Tick-Borne Disease Babesiosis in Lab, Says New Study

Five Herbal Medicines Potent Against Tick-borne Disease Babesiosis in Lab says Dr Sunjya Schweig

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Tara DiMilia, 908-947-0500, tara.dimilia@TMstrat.com Five Herbal Medicines Potent Against Tick-Borne Disease Babesiosis in Lab, Says New Study Research Supported by Bay Area Lyme Foundation Points to Need for More Effective Treatments Compared to Currently Utilized Treatments for Tick-Borne Infections PORTOLA VALLEY, CA, March 9, 2021 — Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a…

Citizen-Scientist Study is First to Find Ticks Capable of Carrying Lyme Disease in 83 U.S. Counties Where Previously Undetected

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Tara DiMilia, 908-947-0500, tara.dimilia@TMstrat.com Citizen-Scientist Study is First to Find Ticks Capable of Carrying Lyme Disease in 83 U.S. Counties Where Previously Undetected Study Validates Citizen Participation as Viable Method for Health Agencies to Evaluate Tick-borne Disease Risk PORTOLA VALLEY, CA, July 12, 2018 — Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading…

New Study Finds Lyme Bacteria Survive a 28-day Course of Antibiotics When Treated Four Months After Infection by Tick Bite

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Tara DiMilia, 908-947-0500, tara.dimilia@TMstrat.com New Study Finds Lyme Bacteria Survive a 28-day Course of Antibiotics When Treated Four Months After Infection by Tick Bite All subjects treated with antibiotics were found to have some level of infection 7–12 months post treatment.Despite testing negative by antibody tests for Lyme disease, two of…

Tick Saliva and Borrelia Spirochetes: A Novel Approach to Lyme Diagnostics

Bay Area Lyme recognizes some of the most promising research projects and scientists in the field of Lyme Disease for its annual Emerging Leader Award. These scientists and project teams come from leading research institutions all over the country and are focused on some of the more innovative approaches to developing new diagnostics and treatments for this…

Ticks, Ticks, and More Ticks!

A Conversation with Dr. Nate Nieto, Northern Arizona University and Head of the Free Tick Testing Program Just six months ago, Bay Area Lyme launched a free Tick Testing Program through a partnership with Nate Nieto, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Arizona University, and his lab. The lab accept ticks from any…

Tick Encounter–Learning Through Experience

GUEST BLOG: The following story about a recent tick encounter was shared by George Stratman, Principal of the Marin County Outdoor School at Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma, CA. As part of Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s educational outreach, staff visit and work with school teachers, camp counselors, and administrators throughout the Bay Area, providing instructional materials and…

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2023 November 21, 2023 Combination Antibiotic Therapies May Be Capable of Eradicating Lyme Disease, According to Investigational Study Funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation November 1, 2023 Research Funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation Identifies New Investigational Therapy Regimen Capable of Irreversibly Damaging Lyme Bacteria in Laboratory Tests October 26, 2023 Bay Area Lyme Foundation…

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Where western blacklegged ticks are carrying disease-causing bacteria  Western blacklegged ticks reside on the West coast of the U.S. As part of Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s Free Tick Testing Program (2016-2019), citizen-scientists sent Western blacklegged ticks to be tested for the presence of disease agents that cause Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato), tick-borne relapsing fever (Borrelia…

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Where blacklegged ticks are carrying disease-causing bacteria Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis), which citizen scientists sent to Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s Free Tick Testing Program (2016-2019), were tested for the presence of disease agents that cause Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato), tick-borne relapsing fever (Borrelia miyamotoi), babesiosis (Babesia microti), and anaplasmosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum). Check out the map to see…

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The U.S. counties where we found ticks capable of carrying disease Citizen-scientists collected and provided the ticks evaluated in the study as part of Bay Area Lyme Foundation’s Free Tick Testing program (2016-2019). This map shows the distribution by county of the tick species collected, including western blacklegged tick, blacklegged tick, American dog tick, lone…