ILADS News

Dr Burrascano helps demystify Lyme on Australian TV

ILADS Experts: Robert Bransfield MD and Judith Leventhal PhD To Lecture at Holmdel High April 26

The peak Lyme disease transmission season in New Jersey is May through August. Knowledge about this devastating disease, the importance of quick treatment and understanding of typical co-infections, are concerns for anyone living in Monmouth County. The Holmdel High School Parent Teacher Student Organization, in cooperation with the non-profit Lyme Disease Association, invites the public [...]

Dr. Sam Shor – Lyme Disease Risks May Be Higher This Year

WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) — A new report this month suggests higher risks of Lyme disease this spring. According to findings from a team at New York’s Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies led by Dr. Richard Ostfeld, changes in acorns and mouse populations will lead to a surge in Lyme disease this spring. Fewer acorns equal [...]

Somerset county to honor ILADS Past President, Dr. Andrea Gaito at March 23 dinner

The Outstanding Women in Somerset County awards dinner sponsored by the county Commission on the Status of Women presents awards annually in celebration of Women’s History Month in March. Honorees are women who live in Somerset County. “The 19 women being honored this year represent a cross-section of backgrounds and abilities,” said Freeholder Mark Caliguire, [...]

Soldier’s spirit is fighting fit as he recovers from mysterious illness

By Greg Barnes, Staff writer A year ago, Chris Harriss’ hands shook so badly that he couldn’t consistently place a small ball into a big basket. He could barely climb stairs and couldn’t drive a car. His speech became so slow and slurred that it was almost incomprehensible. A year later, after controversial treatment for [...]

Baffled by chronic Lyme disease – Washington Post

BY LAURIE MCCLELLAN Health Affairs To Download article, click here When experts say your debilitating disease doesn’t even exist, you’ve got trouble I don’t believe in the Loch Ness monster. I don’t think government scientists are autopsying aliens in Area 51 or plottinga vast conspiracy fromabunker at the North Pole. But for the past two [...]

Lyme disease and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS): an overview

Lyme disease (LD) is a complex, multisystemic illness. As the most common vector-borne disease in the United States, LD is caused by bacterial spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, with potential coinfections from agents of anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and ehrlichiosis. Persistent symptoms and clinical signs reflect multiorgan involvement with episodes of active disease and periods of remission, [...]