Lyme Disease

Brief summary of Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease – Fact Sheet

Human Ehrlichiosis Fact Sheet

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Fact Sheet

Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI) Fact Sheet

Tick-borne Prevention Tips

Lyme Disease – Federal HHS Programs and Resources (GAO report)

Recommendations for Test Performance and Interpretation from the Second National Conference on Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease

Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is requesting participation in a study to ascertain if a Borrelia organism other than B. burgdorferi is causing Lyme-like disease, Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI), in southern states. The information below are the CDC letters of explanation to physicians and their patients interested in participating in this study.

• Physician Instructions for Collecting and Handling Clinical Specimens and Data from Patients with Suspected Tick Bite-Associated Rash Lesions of Unknown Etiology in the Southern United States
• Summary of Instructions - Study of Suspected Tick Bite-Associated Rash Lesions of Unknown Etiology in the Southern United States (STARI)
• Tick Associated Rash Study - Informed Consent Form
• Tick Associated Rash Study - Assent Form for Minors
• Laboratory Submission form for STARI Specimens (CDC)
• Shipping Instructions