Ontario County Lyme Support Group

06/19/2026

06/19/2026

06/19/2026

🧪 What if we could stop Lyme disease before it ever reaches people?

New research by Dr. Janakiram Seshu and his team at The University of Texas at San Antonio — partially funded by Project Lyme, the Bay Area Lyme Foundation, and others — tested an innovative strategy that targets the small mammals that naturally carry Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.

The researchers used Borrelia lipoproteins with transmission-blocking properties to immunize mice. The mice were then exposed to ticks carrying the Lyme disease bacterium and remained uninfected.

Because ticks often carry multiple pathogens, the researchers are also exploring whether similar strategies could help prevent other tick-borne diseases, including babesiosis and anaplasmosis.

While more research is needed, this new approach could help interrupt the Lyme disease cycle at its source and reduce the risk of future infections.

🔗 Read more about the science: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/iai.00210-26

Bay Area Lyme Foundation

06/18/2026

It can be anxiety-inducing to live with a chronic illness, but Lyme disease can also cause anxiety. Discover more relationship between Lyme disease and anxiety.

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

Bay Area Lyme Leading the Way series A behind-the-scenes look at how Wauchita Green and Pauline Lui help turn patients’ tissue donations into research that is changing the future of Lyme disease. Lyme Disease Biobank, a program of Bay Area Lyme Foundation, partners with the National Disease Res....

06/18/2026

A recently retired outdoorsman has ended up on life support after a tick bite caused him to contract a Powassan disease, rare, untreatable illness.

06/17/2026

It felt like my body had been poisoned, and I did not think it was anxiety, but over time, I even began to question myself.

06/17/2026

DON’T MISS OUR NEXT OPEN SUPPORT GROUP — EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

If you have been affected by Lyme disease or another tick-borne illness and are looking for support from like-minded friends, we’re here for you. We would like to invite everyone to our next Zoom support group on Wednesday, June 3rd, at 1 p.m. EST / 10 a.m. PST.

Get some helpful tips and connect with others who are going through similar experiences.

We hope to see you there!

Reserve your spot today: https://projectlyme.org/event/mothers-against-lyme/

Mothers Against Lyme

06/17/2026

Lyme disease doesn’t follow a rulebook.

Not everyone develops a bullseye rash. Not everyone sees a tick. And symptoms don’t always look the way people expect them to.

That’s part of what can make Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases so difficult to recognize—and why finding answers isn’t always straightforward.