[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]March 2017: Arlene Shovald of The Mountain Mail reported on the Governors proclamation for Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Month for May 2017 and the collaborative efforts of COTBDAA and Chaffee County Public Health to raise awareness. Visit The Mountain Mail here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
[caption id="attachment_2196" align="alignleft" width="150"] Link to NPR story,Kayana Szymczak[/caption] Beyond Lyme: New Tick-Borne Diseases on the Rise in the US NPR-March 11, 2017 ...
News post from LDA on December 7, 2016. The US Senate passed the 21st Century Cures bill which included Lyme language. Patients will have a seat at the Tick Borne Diseases Working Group....
[caption id="attachment_2200" align="alignleft" width="150"] Fox 5 News Link Part 2[/caption] Lyme and Reason 2.0:The Voices of Change November 2016...
July 2016: Libby Smith from Denver's CBS 4 news station produced a two part mini-series on Lyme in Colorado, elevating the awareness of Lyme and other TBD's in our state. Our previous working group "Biting Back: Elevating Tick Awareness in Colorado" was highlighted, along with our national partner Pat Smith, President of Lyme Disease Association, Inc., patients Billie Shellist and Christine Renner with the Colorado Lyme and TBD Support Group, and the collaborative research work with COTBDAA (previously "Biting Back") by the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. Part 1: https://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/07/18/patients-lyme-disease-is-in-colorado/ Part 2: https://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/07/19/lyme-patient-champions-tick-tracking-education/...
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...
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/...
[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...
[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]...
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/...