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	Jen Fiddner • Aug 09, 2020 at 1:38 PM If anybody's out there....Lyme & COVID — How is Lyme surveillance going in high incidence jurisdictions during COVID? Pretty much fell off our priority list (we were only doing 20% anyway). May just do lab only in Allegheny moving forward. Are there states/counties that quit collecting clinical info on Lyme reports to focus on COVID? If...
	Anna Perea • Jun 30, 2020 at 7:03 PM It's been a long time. . . — Hey folks, I know you've all very busy, but I just want to let you know that we've added a Ticks Image Gallery here: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/gallery/index.html. Additionally, we're trying to locate additional erythema migrans photos that depict EM on darker shades of skin. Please let me kno...	4
	Anna Perea • Oct 17, 2019 at 6:37 PM Ordering TBD publications from CDC — I hope everyone is enjoying their fall and able to slow down a bit after a hectic summer! While many folks are already aware of this, when ordering publications from CDC-Info, you are not limited to the stated limited quantity. If you need to order more than the stated limit, simply click the gr...
	Anna Perea • Sep 04, 2019 at 6:23 PM New fact sheet in Spanish — We now have a Spanish version of our "What to do after a tick bite" fact sheet: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/es/removing_a_tick_sp.html Let me know if you have questions. Thanks, Anna Perea
	Anna Perea • Jul 30, 2019 at 2:47 PM FDA Press Release — Hi folks, You may have seen this late yesterday: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-clears-new-indications-existing-lyme-disease-tests-may-help-streamline-diagnoses In case you get any questions, we've prepped some Q&A that we hope is helpful. We've also updated the Lym...	9
	Krista Reale • Jun 27, 2019 at 7:29 PM School-Based Tick-Borne Disease Education — Hello, does anyone have school-based tick-borne disease education resources (all grade levels) they are willing to share with the New Jersey Department of Health? We are assessing what is currently being taught in our schools on Lyme and other tickborne diseases. This information will be used to ...	2
	Anna Perea • May 16, 2019 at 3:03 PM New fact sheets — We've got some new fact sheets available for download: For health care providers: Guidance for Clinicians: Recommendations for Patients after a Tick Bite For the general public: What to do after a tick bite The Tickborne Disease manual has been out of stock for a few weeks, but we hope to h...
	Anna Perea • Apr 26, 2019 at 9:08 PM Lyme awareness month--social media — Just to let you know, on May 1, we're going to try a Lyme/TBD prevention haiku challenge on the NCEZID twitter handle: @CDC_NCEZID We'd really love it if you or your agencies joined in. Please tag @CDC_NCEZID if you post something. To kick it off: Lyme Awareness Month Do the #LymeHaikuChalle...	4
	Anna Perea • Apr 03, 2019 at 1:47 PM Lyme brochures finally available — It's taken a long time, but the brochure, Lyme disease: What you need to know, is finally available at https://wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/CDCInfoOnDemand.aspx?ProgramID=148. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Anna Perea	2
	Anna Perea • Oct 04, 2018 at 3:18 PM New H. longicornis web page — https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/longhorned-tick/index.html I
	Jen Fiddner • Aug 16, 2018 at 6:58 PM CDC Lyme Corps — Can anyone tell me about this? Is it still a thing? We are interested in having our program rep staff trained and don't know who to contact. Thanks!	1
	Jen Fiddner • Jul 26, 2018 at 6:58 PM I'm back...Lyme edu in schools — Our BoH wants us to develop a "Lyme toolkit" for elementary, middle and high schools. I have the link to Maine's resources (thanks!). Dos anyone else have material specifically for schools? Presentations, handouts, etc? We are looking for ideas; we have no health educator on staff. School staff w...	10
	Jen Fiddner • Jul 25, 2018 at 2:28 PM Translated edu material — Does anyone have Lyme educational material in languages other than what is available on the CDC website (Tagalog, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and English)? Specifically, basic prevention material in Hindi...	4
	Anna Perea • Jul 11, 2018 at 1:57 PM H. longicornis — I'm working on a joint CDC/USDA fact sheet for H. longicornis with the following topics: What we know about longhorned ticks What do longhorned ticks look like compared to other ticks? What should you do if you think you may have found a longhorned tick? • Remove attached ticks from people, pe...	8
	Sean Simonson • Jun 20, 2018 at 8:56 PM Extensive reference lab results and case definitions — Hello, does anyone have experience interpreting the new long-form IGeneX Tickborne Disease results? They seem to be using a wider array of tests (our most recent had 19 separate results), some of which we are having trouble matching to case definitions. This isn't specifically for Lyme, so if a...	2
	Anna Perea • Jun 08, 2018 at 8:32 PM Tickborne disease manual updated online — The for-print pdf and the web versions are both available now: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases/index.html	2
	Anna Perea • Apr 24, 2018 at 2:55 PM VBD Social Media "Thunderclap" — Dear colleagues, On May 1, 2018, CDC will release a Vital Signs report highlighting the nation’s increasing risk of vector-borne diseases and what can be done to reduce those risks. Join us in sharing information to increase awareness about how we can all help take steps to address and stop the ...
	Taryn Stevens • Apr 20, 2018 at 7:18 PM Lyme Disease Task Force — Hello, everyone. We were recently approached by a Lyme activist interested in forming a Lyme disease task force. I was wondering if any other states, especially other low-incidence states, have a Lyme task force and what your experience has been with it? What kind of external partners are involve...	1
	Anna Perea • Mar 15, 2018 at 2:14 PM Lyme brochures are now available — Thanks for your patience! https://wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/CDCInfoOnDemand.aspx?ProgramID=148
	Anna Perea • Jan 16, 2018 at 3:07 PM More reading! :-) — Sorry to be so "spammy", but this is also a new resource from the UK. Prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Lyme disease: an evidence map and four systematic reviews https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Publications/Systematicreviews/Prevalence,diagnosis,treatmentandpreventionofLymediseaseane...
	Sara Reilly • Jan 12, 2018 at 5:59 PM Lyme Surveillance Question — Hello all. We are working through some changes for our Lyme Disease Surveillance. Question- How do you all treat "repeat" cases for reporting purposes? i.e. if someone is Suspect/Probable/Confirmed in 2016 and has new labs in a new year (even several years apart) do you start a new investigation?...	4
	Anna Perea • Jan 12, 2018 at 4:38 PM New Open Access Lyme Disease Book — Ecology and prevention of Lyme borreliosis Ecology and Control of Vector-borne diseases, Volume 4 Editors Marieta A.H. Braks, Sipke E. van Wieren, Willem Takken and Hein Sprong Published: 2016 Pages: 462 http://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/abs/10.3920/978-90-8686-838-4
	Anna Perea • Dec 22, 2017 at 3:49 PM Due Jan. 2--Federal TBD Working Group Sub-Committee Nominations — The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group was established by Congress in 2016 as part of the 21st Century Cures Act to provide subject matter expertise and to review federal efforts related to all tick-borne diseases, to help ensure interagency coordination and minimize overlap, and to examine researc...	2
	Anna Perea • Dec 19, 2017 at 10:06 PM Save the Date: 2018 International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick Borne Diseases — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) are excited to announce that the 15th International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-borne Diseases will be held on September 11–14,...	3
	Allison Roebling • Dec 08, 2017 at 5:46 PM State Resources for Providers — Alabama is thinking of adding more resources for providers to our website on appropriate testing and diagnosis of Lyme, in part to counter some of the misinformation out there on "chronic" Lyme disease. Have any other states added resources like this to their websites?	1
	Susan Weinstein • Dec 05, 2017 at 3:30 PM Igenix Lyme ImmunoBlot test — Does anyone know about this 'new' test? https://www.igenex.com/testing/diagnostic-tests-for-borrelliosis/lyme-immunoblot-test/ I'm guessing, just like most of their tests, that this may not be totally accurate. But hoping someone knows more than I do. Sue	3
	Kiersten Kugeler • Nov 06, 2017 at 6:58 PM Lyme surveillance summary in upcoming MMWR and 2016 numbers just posted — Hi all, The topic of surveillance summaries on here today is relevant, as I wanted to give you all a heads' up that CDC is publishing a surveillance summary in MMWR this week, entitled "Surveillance for Lyme disease--United States, 2008-2015". We aren't sure how much media attention it may garn...
	Kim Cervantes • Nov 06, 2017 at 3:56 PM Summarizing annual LD data — Hi all, we're thinking about trying to draft a surveillance summary for LD data this year. I know California has a nice annual surveillance report (for all diseases). Does anyone else have something they use for Lyme disease they could share with this group?	5
	Christine Scott-Waldron • Sep 14, 2017 at 1:53 PM IGeneX babesia FISH test — Hey All, I'm wondering if anyone has any experience on what the IGeneX babesia FISH test is? and how they are incorporating the results the receive according to the babesia case definition. Thanks for your help, Chrissie in Louisiana	4
	Anne Kjemtrup • Jul 20, 2017 at 4:15 PM Cool Case classification tool — Very cool case classification tool MT! I played around with some California scenarios. So far so mostly works. Also sharing our algorithm which is close to a paper version of the tool. I am wondering about the "physician diagnosis" tab in the MT tool-- for an EM only with low incidence exposure a...
	Natalie Marzec • Jul 20, 2017 at 3:17 PM Can anyone from MT share how that case classification tool was made? — Hi! Meri has told me that Christine (who created the tool) has moved - can anyone tell me what she used to make that tool? Thanks! Natalie (a technological dunce who would like to know more...)
	Meri Phillips • Jul 12, 2017 at 1:08 PM Welcome — Welcome to the CSTE Lyme Disease Workgroup basecamp site. The purpose of this basecamp is to share information related to Lyme disease. There are several features that we will go over in a demo scheduled for September but please feel free to begin uploading resource materials and posting question...