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Lyme & Other Tick-borne Diseases: First Rocky Mountain Forum

May 2016: Libby Smith from Denver's CBS 4 news station highlighted the Lyme & Other Tick-borne Diseases: First Rocky Mountain Forum, held in Golden, Colorado on May 7th.  This Forum was sponsored by our national partner, Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) and was hosted by our previous working group "Biting Back: Elevating Tick Awareness in Colorado". Presenters included Pat smith, President of LDA, Dr. Daniel Cameron, Lyme expert and lead author of the 2014 ILADS "Evidence assessments and guideline recommendations in Lyme disease: the clinical management of known tick bites, erythema migrans rashes and persistent disease", Dr. David Martz, Colorado Lyme disease expert and physician, Dr. Michael Lappin, Colorado State University Veterinarian, and Toni Toelle, from the United States Forest Service. The Forum was well attended by nearly...

Olivia Goodreau Lyme Disease

May 2016: Kathy Walsh from Denver's CBS news station reported on fellow Lyme patient and advocate, Olivia Goodreau. They presented this young girl's fight with Lyme disease and her determination to help others and find a cure. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/05/30/olivia-goodreau-lyme-disease/...

Fox 5 News Special reports

[caption id="attachment_2199" align="alignleft" width="150"] Fox 5 News Link to Part 1[/caption] Lyme and Reason: The Cause and Consequence of Lyme Disease May 2016...

First Rocky Mountain Forum

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]April 2016: Arlene Shovald of The Mountain Mail reported on the risks of tick-borne diseases, highlighting Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever and the upcoming Lyme & Other Tick-Borne Diseases: First Rocky Mountain Forum. https://www.themountainmail.com/free_content/article_79b6177e-0bc9-11e6-be8d-a3483d929047.html[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

Lyme patient and Biting Back advocate Nancy Wrigley

November 2015: Deborah Takahara, reporter from Denver's Fox 31 news station, reported on fellow Lyme patient and Biting Back advocate Nancy Wrigley. A letter written by Nancy's daughter to the Denver Broncos regarding her Mom's fight against Lyme gaining attention and support from the team. https://kdvr.com/2015/11/24/daughters-letter-catches-attention-of-broncos-mom-battling-disease-gets-players-for-facebook-friends/...

The Lyme Disease Challenge

May 2015:  Arlene Shovald of The Mountain Mail reported on the risks of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases and promoted The Lyme Disease Challenge. https://www.themountainmail.com/free_content/article_f43c7cf4-d7c2-11e4-b925-4ba5d7a7e2f4.html...

Ticks pose threat to humans, pets

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]May 2014: Arlene Shovald of the Mountain Mail highlighted the risks of Lyme disease to humans and pets and the viewing opportunity of "Under Our Skin" at the Salida Steamplant Theater. Ticks pose threat to humans, pets - TheMountainMail.com: Free Content[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...