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Researchers from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have found that pet owners are at increased risk of encountering ticks.

Although treatment for chronic Lyme has provided some patients with relief of their symptoms, it may also expose them to complications related to the prescribed modalities.

Amesh A. Adalja, MD, FIDSA argues that a bill being considered in the Pennsylvania state legislature will ultimately result in increased antibiotic resistance and will set back the clock for finding appropriate treatments for Lyme disease.

In a recent webinar, CDC officers discussed challenges in diagnosing Lyme disease, and options to improve diagnostic rates.

May's top articles included news on HIV, Lyme disease, updates to nosocomial pneumonia guidelines, and more.

Through the use of citizen science, researchers were able to identify the distribution of ticks and tick-borne diseases in a particularly hyperendemic region of the United States.

In recognition of Lyme disease awareness month, Contagion® interviewed Pat Smith, president of Lyme Disease Association, Inc, to better understand current issues surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.

Patricia Smith, President of the Lyme disease Association Inc., explains what it means that Lyme disease has been incorporated into CDMRP legislation as well as the 21st Century Cures Act.

Patricia Smith, President of the Lyme Disease Association, Inc, shares her thoughts on how government acknowledgement of Lyme disease affects patient care.

Patricia Smith, President of the Lyme disease Association Inc., discusses Lyme disease infection prevention.

Patricia Smith, President of the Lyme Disease Association, Inc, explains why May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

Patricia Smith, President of the Lyme Disease Association, Inc, shares thoughts on the difficulties many patients face in accessing treatment for Lyme disease.

Patricia Smith, President of the Lyme Disease Association, Inc, explains what you need to know about the time it takes for Lyme to be transmitted from tick to host.

Patricia Smith, President of the Lyme Disease Association, Inc, discusses how tick-borne diseases have grown in the United States.

Lyme Disease Association President, Pat Smith, takes on the major problems surrounding Lyme disease today.

Patricia Smith, President of the Lyme disease Association, discusses the difficulty of diagnosing and treating Lyme disease.

Patricia Smith, President of the Lyme disease Association, explains how Lyme disease has spread throughout the United States in the past decade.

Experts explore how to develop and deliver effective prevention and treatment methods.

A new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals information on a 5-month-old male infant who was diagnosed with the emerging tick-borne virus in Connecticut in 2016.

Robert Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, examines the clinical and laboratory definitions of Lyme disease.

Robert Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, discusses the existence of chronic Lyme disease.

Penn State researchers have been granted $2.35 million to go towards finding a way of better predicting infectious disease outbreaks.

Up to 90% of some mammal populations in the Northeast are infected with the virus.









































































































































































































































































































