Ontario County Lyme Support Group

04/07/2026

DON’T MISS OUR NEXT MOMS’ MEET-UP TONIGHT!

Do you have Lyme disease or another tick-borne illness? Does your child? Are you looking for a place to channel your fears or ask questions? Are you looking for community and unconditional support?

We would like to invite you to our free, online Moms' Meet-Up tonight, Monday, April 6th, at 8 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. PST.

RSVP today: https://projectlyme.org/event/mothers-against-lyme/

Mothers Against Lyme

04/07/2026

04/06/2026

By Terri McCormick During a recent educational seminar, Lyme-literate clinician Dr. Cory Tichauer discussed a new option for tick-borne disease testing.

04/06/2026

04/04/2026

Happy Friday! We are officially at the beginning of tick season. As the weather gets warmer, it's a good time to do some spring cleaning and get rid of any debris that may be in your yard, keep lawns mowed short, and make tick checks part of your routine!

04/04/2026

Last week, I wrote about Pfizer’s Lyme vaccine candidate and the questions many in the Lyme community still have about it. This week, CNN published an

04/04/2026

04/03/2026

04/03/2026

Home WHO ARE WE? We’re a group of mothers, and mother-advocates, who are concerned about the impact of Lyme Disease and its co-infections on pregnant women, children and families. Our focus includes awareness, education, advocacy and community building, as we promote research that advances diagnos...

04/03/2026

“DO A TICK CHECK DAILY!” It’s the most common advice from experts for preventing tickborne diseases like Lyme disease. At TickEncounter, we agree, but with one caveat: it helps A LOT if you “know what you’re looking for”. Big tick, small tick...knowing the most likely type of tick and tick lifestage you might encounter at different times of the year in your location can help make TICK CHECKS more effective. https://bit.ly/tick_finder

04/03/2026

Tufts University researchers have received a $20.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to try to answer some of the most vexing questions around chronic Lyme disease.
here is full article https://medicine.tufts.edu/news-events/news/large-scale-study-will-seek-unearth-causes-persistent-symptoms-lyme-disease

The collaborative team will lead the largest NIH-funded prospective study to date, following patients from their earliest diagnosis of Lyme disease in order to better identify why some people go on to develop debilitating symptoms later on.

04/03/2026

Shared by ILADS
"Infectious Disease of the Fedus and Newborn Infant."
Tessa Gardner, MD chapter part 1, part 2, part 3 & part 4 about the impact of Lyme disease on the fetus of pregnant women who are infected with it.
www.ilads.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Gardner-T-2001-Lyme-Disease-Part-1.pdf www.ilads.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Gardner-T-2001-Lyme-Disease-Part-2.pdf www.ilads.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Gardner-T-2001-Lyme-Disease-Part-3.pdf www.ilads.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Gardner-T-2001-Lyme-Disease-Part-4.pdf