Illnesses Spread by Ticks

Just for you and your family

• Anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis signs and symptoms, treatment, and prevention—Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis Fact Sheet, P-42045
• Babesiosis signs and symptoms, treatment, and prevention—Babesiosis Fact Sheet, P-42028
• Lyme disease signs and symptoms, treatment, and prevention—Lyme disease Fact Sheet, P-42070
• Educational flyer—Lyme Disease Risk in Wisconsin, P-01752 (PDF)
• Education on the risk of illnesses spread by ticks—Tickborne Diseases Risk in Wisconsin, P-01751 (PDF)
• Educational tri-fold card about ticks in Wisconsin, proper removal, and tick bite prevention—Tick Safety Guide, P-01434
• Fact sheet with simple steps to take—Protecting Your Family from Mosquitoes and Ticks, P-02080 (PDF)

Just for health professionals

• Lyme disease trends in Wisconsin from the DHS Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health—Lyme Disease Surveillance Brief, P-01295 (PDF)
• Preparation and response—Vectorborne Disease Toolkit, P-01109 (PDF)

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• Preventing Ticks on Your Pets
• Fact sheet on tick bite prevention for hunters—It's Open Season on Ticks (PDF)
• Plastic trail sign to remind hikers there are ticks in the area—Prevent Tick Bites (PDF). Order the sign from CDC Info on Demand
• Reference manual for health care providers with tick type description, tick distribution, illnesses, and treatments—Tickborne Diseases of the United States
• Fact sheet on steps to take after a tick bite—Tick Bite: What to Do (PDF)
• Educational comic for kids—Don't Let a Tick Make You Sick (PDF)
• Educational crossword for kids—Don't Let a Tick Make You Sick (PDF)

• Information and tick control tips from the National Pesticide Information Center—Ticks and Tick Bites
• A guide for homeowners, pest control operators, and public health officials to prevent illnesses spread by ticks from the state of Connecticut—The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
• Information from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical Entomology Laboratory—Wisconsin Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
• Information on ticks found in the Midwest, surveillance resources, and tick biology and development from the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases—Ticks