The Challenge of Tick-Borne Disease Coinfections with Global Lyme Alliance CEO Laura MacNeill

This is episode 29 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast. Fred Diamond's popular book, "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know" offers those who love someone with persistent or chronic Lyme ideas and tips to support this beloved person. It also helps Lyme survivors know how to ask for support. On today's episode, we discuss the challenges that tick bite parasitic coinfections add to the diagnostic and treatment puzzle most Lyme disease survivors face. His guest is Global Lyme Alliance CEO Laura MacNeill. She discussed the work her organization is doing to develop better diagnostics, tests and treatment for the coinfections Bartonella and Babesiosis. MacNeill said that GLA is supporting Dr. Choukri Ben Mamoun at Yale in his research on a dual therapy approach using the antimalarials tafenoquine and atovaquone. She also discussed the Bartonella Discovery Project that is being done with Dr. Monica Embers at Tulane University, a specialist in Borrelia burgdorferi and Lyme disease. When Fred was doing the research for his popular book "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know," he had no idea there were other diseases Lyme survivors had to worry about. If someone you love has been afflicted with Lyme disease, watch this podcast now. If you have Lyme disease, listen for ways to get the support you need. The e-version of Fred's book is always free for Lyme survivors. Just reach out to Fred on Facebook or LinkedIn. The print copy can be ordered at https://www.amazon.com/Love-Hope-Lyme-Partners-Survivor-ebook/dp/B0B9Q8LX7G/.