Colorado Governor, Jared Polis, has signed a proclamation for Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Month in May! As the distribution and prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases continues to increase at a national level...
Dr. Sharon Austin has just written an article for United States Association for Body Psychotherapy. Dr. Austin is a Clinical Psychologist in Fort Collins, CO specializing in Somatic psychotherapy for couples, trauma and chronic medical conditions. In addition she practices Gestalt Equine Assisted Therapy. She is a board member for Colorado Tick-Borne Diseases Awareness Association(COTBDAA) and she is an Ambassador for the Global Lyme Alliance. She is a Mom of two college students and co-hobby farm owner with her husband, tending to their horses, sheep, dogs and chickens. "Without early detection TBDs can evolve into multi-staged and multi-systemic illnesses that mimic and/or coincide with many medical and psychological conditions. Two of the primary symptoms are chronic pain and fatigue. “Chronic” TBDs wreak havoc on couples, families...
Tickborne Diseases: A CDC Update Tuesday, April 9, 2019 12:00:00 PM MDT - 1:15:00 PM MDT Up-to-date information on tick-borne diseases will be presented by Dr. Grace Marx, medical epidemiologist at the CDC. In addition to a general overview on tick-borne disease epidemiology and prevention, new topics including invasive tick species and surveillance guidance will be introduced. For more information and registration visit here....
Your voice matters! National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH) is developing a strategic framework to advance tick-borne diseases (TBD) research and development for the next five years and beyond. They are requesting public comments to identify any significant research gaps or barriers, scientific opportunities, or resources not listed that could advance TBD priorities. Feedback is due by March 13, 2019! LymeDisease.org is requesting patient's take their survey ASAP to identify patient priorities as it relates to the NIH strategic plan. Visit here to read the plan and submit your comments to NIH. Visit here to participate in the LymeDisease.org patient survey!...
Spring is fast approaching! May is nationally recognized as Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Month! COTBDAA is dedicated to elevating awareness by putting the spotlight on real faces of Lyme and other Tick-Borne Diseases in Colorado! Be part of the #FacesofLymeinCO campaign! Let's put a face to the diseases that are debilitating a growing number of people each year! Register now through April 20th 2019 at #FacesofLymeinCO...
Announcement of the issuance of the first Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Report to Congress. Published on November 14, 2018. Read the 2018 report here. For full subcommittee reports and other information and ongoing activities of the Working Group visit HHS-TBDWG webpage...
Colorado is also home to Ixodes species that are competent vectors of several human pathogens. Conventionally known as nonhuman biters, this latest article by Xu et al. (2018) demonstrates that some of these nidicolous tick species are found to bite humans more often then previously suspected. What is the risk in Colorado? Only surveillance will tell...
Colorado Ticks PSA. Thank you to 90.5 KCSU student radio in Ft. Collins. [audio mp3="https://coloradoticks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TickAssociation_TickChecking_EG_PSA.mp3"][/audio]...
Governor John Hickenlooper proclaims May 2018 as Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Month in Colorado! Read the full proclamation here....
[caption id="attachment_3838" align="alignleft" width="111"] May 21, 2018, HR 5900 [/caption] May 21, 2018 - Congressman Smith Introduces: National Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Control &Accountability Act of 2018 ...