Here are some highlight articles from our LymeLight newsletter.

Topic #1 The controversies surrounding Lyme Disease diagnosis and treatment and why it is not uncommon for patients to experience persistent symptoms despite receiving "conventional" (short-term) antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease.

Topic #2 Have you had Lyme disease (LD) and received 4 weeks of treatment?

Topic #3 Problems that affect the reliability of the confirmatory Lyme disease test, the Western blot.

Topic #4 New organism closely related to Lyme disease that may be infecting humans in parts of the US and account for some cases of "seronegative Lyme disease.

Topic #5 Why the design of a $4 million government study cited as proof chronic Lyme disease does not exist failed to properly address the controversy.

Topic #6 GAO Investigation Called Probe Targets DHHS Agencies

Recent topics in the 2003 vol 4 of LymeLight

Educating Congress

Reported Lyme disease cases

Babesiosis

LDF/CT DOH Meeting

Website Award

National Istitute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on Lyme disease

Early LD Study

Lyme disease in dogs and cats

Ehrlichiosis Increase

Relapsing fever confirmed in Montana

Recent Media Stories Illustrate Seriousness of Lyme disease