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Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention
Department of Human Services

Diseases A-Z

Lyme disease

Lyme disease info
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On this page Lyme Disease is an infection caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted by the bite of deer (Ixodes scapularis) and western black-legged (Ixodes pacificus) ticks. On the Pacific Coast, the bacteria are transmitted to humans by the western black-legged tick.

 

More info/links

 

The CDC fact sheet and public information guide answer some common questions about Lyme Disease.

CDC Vaccine Information Statements (english only)

CDC Vaccine Information Statements in other languages from the Immunization Action Coalition

Disease reporting

Health care providers and clinical laboratories are required by law to report cases and suspect cases of lyme disease to local health departments within one working day of identification.
Disease reporting form for health-care practitioners (PDF 42K)
Go to our disease reporting page for information on how to report and for telephone numbers of local health departments.

For county health departments:

Investigative guidelines (9/05) (PDF 96K)
Case report form (6/03) (PDF 29K)

Statistics


Lyme disease statistics from the 2006 Communicable Disease Sumnary. (356 KB)

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