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Commentary: The NY Times just published an article on the recently discovered “Bourbon virus” that killed a farmer in Kansas. “The virus was a type of thogotovirus, part of a larger family known as orthomyxoviruses. ...

Commentary: Jill Auerbach,chairperson of the Hudson Valley Lyme Disease Association, was recently on HVNN discussing the implications of the Governor signing the Lyme bill into law. Jill has been a longtime advocate and educator on ...

Commentary: There has been considerable debate among scientists regarding the exact time necessary for transmission of Lyme disease after a tick bite. Prior research suggested an attachment time of 48 hours was necessary to transmit ...

Commentary: A new study implicating sexual transmission of Lyme disease has been published in the open access journal F1000 Research. " The current study, which confirms and expands a preliminary report published in The Journal ...

Commentary: This article on Governor Cuomo signing the Lyme bill just appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal. Lyme disease is a complex illness which is rapidly spreading across the US and Europe, with insensitive blood tests. ...

Commentary: A new tick-borne virus, the "Bourbon virus" is being invested by the CDC after the death of a Kansas man. This virus caused multi organ failure and is difficult to diagnose early on in ...

Commentary: Governor Andrew Cuomo just signed the Lyme bill into law. This is major step forward in getting patients suffering from tick-borne disorders the help that they desperately need. I want to thank Governor Cuomo, ...

Commentary: There was an article published in Slate magazine several days ago, which misrepresented both the science and suffering of patients with Lyme disease, and the doctors who treat them. The timing of the article ...

Commentary: The Canadian Senate has passed a comprehensive bill on Lyme disease for the first time. The bill "calls on the government to call a conference of provincial and territorial ministers, medical experts and representatives ...

Commentary: I wrote an article in Bottom Line Health on the role of tick borne co-infections and persistent illness in Lyme disease. I have found that co-infections are one of the primary reasons that patients ...