Tick-Borne Diseases & Associated Illnesses: National Community Engagement Initiative
Virtual EventTick-Borne Disease and Associated Illnesses Virtual Community Engagement Session: Diagnosis: Spotlight on Special Population
Tick-Borne Disease and Associated Illnesses Virtual Community Engagement Session: Diagnosis: Spotlight on Special Population
On February 18-19, 2025 Center for Lyme Action will host its annual Virtual Fly-In to connect advocates with their Members of Congress. Last year more than 400 advocates registered for more than 250 meetings with Congress Members.
Lyme, Alpha-gal Syndrome, and other tick-borne diseases continue to pose serious public health challenges across the United States. Accurate and timely diagnostics are critical for effective treatment and prevention of long-term illness. This event will feature expert speakers who will provide key insights into the current state of diagnostic testing, emerging technologies, and policy opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
Please join us for a webinar to learn about this new National Academies’ report, Charting a Path Toward New Treatments for Lyme Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses, on Friday, May 9, 2025. Members of the report authoring committee will discuss its key messages and recommendations and will answer questions from the audience about the report.
Please join us for a screening of the award-winning Lyme documentary The Quiet Epidemic. The Quiet Epidemic tells the story of a young girl from Brooklyn and a Duke University scientist who are diagnosed with a disease said to not exist: chronic Lyme disease. What begins as a patient story evolves into an investigation into the science and history of Lyme disease, dating back to its discovery in 1975. The film will be followed by a short refreshment break, then a discussion and Q&A with Lyme experts.