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05/29/2026

More details on RFK, Jr.'s series of major initiatives to strengthen the nation's response to Lyme disease. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

From the Dept. of Health and Human Services U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today announced a series of major

05/29/2026

RFK, Jr. announces a public-private partnership with ILADS--to help Lyme patients connect with doctors who know how to treat Lyme disease.

05/29/2026

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05/29/2026

Mick the Tick teaches kids about Lyme disease. https://www.lymedisease.org/mick-the-tick-aussie-kids-book/

05/28/2026

Tick-borne diseases are serious workplace hazards for surveyors, who often spend their days walking through tick territory. https://www.lymedisease.org/ticks-lyme-ags-land-surveyors/

05/28/2026

Learn how to make your property unattractive to animals that are hosts to ticks. https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-basics/ticks/landscape/

05/28/2026

Lyme Awareness Month may be ending, but the need for understanding isn’t. Here are 10 films that can help explain what living with Lyme is really like.

Lyme Awareness Month may be wrapping up, but the challenges patients face don’t disappear on June 1, and neither should the conversations. This makes now

05/28/2026

‘I Don’t Know If I’m Ever Gonna Get Better’ says firefighter. His life has drastically changed since bitten by a tick on a Florida camping trip.

Dallas Thompson was bitten by ticks on a camping trip in Florida in July 2025 and was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Since then, his life has "drastically changed," and he now suffers from muscle pain, headaches, fatigue and neurological issues.

05/28/2026

We often hear the terms “erythema migrans” and “bull’s-eye rash” used interchangeably. But they are not necessarily the same thing.

An erythema migrans, or EM, rash sometimes occurs when a person has been infected with Lyme disease. But not always.

And an EM rash is sometimes shaped like a bull’s-eye target—a red ring within another red ring, with a clear spot in the middle. But not always.

Unfortunately, misconceptions about these rashes can lead to people being told they don’t have Lyme disease when they actually do.

As a result, many cases of Lyme are missed in the early phase of illness when antibiotics are most effective.

LEARN MORE: https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-rash-not-always-bulls-eye/

05/27/2026

How researchers connected a red-meat allergy and a cancer drug reaction to one unlikely suspect—the lone star tick.

At the intersection of a red meat allergy and a cancer-drug reaction investigations, researchers pinned a lone star culprit.

05/27/2026

Ticks carrying rare but dangerous viruses have recently been found on and around some U.S. military bases.

Tiny ticks are carrying big risks on and around U.S. military installations, according to new findings from a Defense Health Agency surveillance program.