Diseases/Conditions in Delaware

• Lyme Disease– FAQ
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• Ehrlichiosis
• Alpha-Gal Syndrome (tick-bite meat allergy)
• Anaplasmosis
• Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis
• Babesiosis
• Tularemia

Emerging Diseases

• Bourbon virus
• Heartland virus
• Powassan virus
• Borrelia miyamotoi

Maps and Statistics

• Lyme disease human cases
• Ehrlichiosis/anaplasmosis human cases
• Babesiosis human cases
• Spotted fever rickettsiosis human cases

Ticks of Delaware

• Common ticks of Delaware
• Report a tick bite to DNREC

Tick Prevention

• How to control mosquitoes in your backyard by DNREC
• Insect Repellent Guide by Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (English)
• BLAST- Delaware Tick Prevention Information

For Healthcare Providers

• Guidance for Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease
• Tick-Borne Disease of the United States Reference Manual

External Sources

Delaware’s Lyme Disease Education Oversight Board

• Website
• Lyme Disease Prevention Task Force Report, 2015
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 40, 2004

Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

24/7 Emergency Contact Number: 1-888-295-5156

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