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The latest Lyme and tickborne disease news from CDC, researchers and regulators, explained in plain language: what happened, what it means for you, and what it doesn’t.
- HHS funds pilot projects to kill ticks on deer and miceHHS awarded nearly $3 million on September 28, 2026 to test deer feed and rodent baits that kill ticks, aiming to prevent Lyme and alpha-gal syndrome.
- Alpha-gal antibodies are common in some states, CDC blood donor study findsA CDC study of blood donors in 10 states found alpha-gal antibodies in nearly 1 in 4 adults in the highest states, though most do not have the allergy.
- Lyme bacteria found in 4 in 10 adult ticks in a western North Carolina townA CDC report found Lyme bacteria in about 40% of adult blacklegged ticks collected in Biltmore Forest, North Carolina, a sign ticks are spreading south.
- Europe begins formal review of the Pfizer–Valneva Lyme vaccineThe European Medicines Agency began its formal review of the Pfizer-Valneva Lyme vaccine PF-07307405 on August 14, 2026. It is not yet approved.
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Policy: our federal Lyme disease policy tracker follows what each administration has done on Lyme, with sources. We link every story to its primary source, say what is new and what is still unknown, and avoid hype. Early lab or animal results are labelled as early. For background, see Lyme disease research: what’s new. Spotted a story we should cover, or an error? Tell us.