Tick-Transmitted Disease Materials
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Slide Show
- What You Should
Know About Lyme Disease (PowerPoint: 5.9MB/62 slides)
(PDF: 1.86MB/62 pages)
These PowerPoint slides have a script in the notes section. To view the script, you need to have the "Notes Page" or the "Normal" view selected. Updated 10/2009
Map
- High Risk Areas for Tick-borne Diseases in Minnesota
A map that shows counties of highest Tick-borne risk in Minnesota.
Fact Sheets
- Lyme Disease Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to frequently asked questions about Lyme Disease.
- CDC: Lyme Disease Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
CDC FAQs on Lyme disease. Attention: Non-MDH link
Toolkit
- CDC: Lyme Disease Tool Kit
CDC's communications tool kit to help state and local health departments prevent Lyme disease. Attention: Non-MDH link
Spotlight
Blacklegged tick (deer tick) life stages next to a metric ruler. The adult ticks (two ticks at the left) are approximately 1/8 of an inch long, while the nymph (third from left) is just under 1/16 of an inch.
June 29, 2011: Tick-borne Disease Health Alert
Minnesota Records First Death from Tick-Borne Powassan Virus
May 6, 2011: Tick-borne Disease Health Alert
Anaplasmosis Rivals Lyme Disease As Record Numbers of Minnesotans Sick from Tick-Borne Diseases in 2010.
Special Review Panel Unaimously Upholds Lyme Disease Treatment Guidelines: Short-term Antibiotics Proven to be Best Treatment for Patients
4/2010 Update: Special review panel unanimously upholds Lyme disease treatment guidelines. Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
High Risk Areas in Minnesota
A map that shows counties of highest Tick-borne risk in Minnesota.
Ticks
Learn about blacklegged ticks (deer ticks) including their life cycle, feeding habits, habitat, and population control. Also includes information on American dog ticks, the vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Minnesota.
Preventing Tick-Transmitted Disease
Information about minimizing your risk of tick-transmitted diseases, protecting your pets, and removing ticks.
Tickborne Prevention Poster: Spray Before You Work or Play
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