Related Links
The following links have been included to provide a broad sampling of tick-borne disease resources and facilitate your on-line research. Please note that misinformation on Lyme disease is common on the internet; some websites listed below may partially contain information of questionable origin, but include other notably valuable information. Be discriminating in your assessment of any website giving out information on Lyme disease.
Similarly, the inclusion of links to commercial websites does not necessarily indicate our endorsement of the products or services advertised on them. We offer the link simply as a potential source of information relating to Lyme disease prevention.
Arthritis Web Sites
Government Agencies
Health Web Sites/Online Physicians
Laboratories/Institutes
Medical Journals
Medical Societies/Associations
Other Associations
Patient Advocacy Groups
Pets and Lyme Disease
Products & Services
Arthritis Web Sites
- American Pain Foundation; improves the quality of life of people with pain by providing practical information for pain management and advocating against barriers to effective treatment
- Arthritis Foundation; provides information on how to cope with and cure arthritis
- American College of Rheumatology Information for Patients and Public; provides information on rheumatology, the role of the rheumatologist in treating Lyme disease, and treatment options for Lyme disease
Government Agencies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Intro to Lyme Disease
- National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Tick Management Handbook
Health Web Sites/Online Physicians
- QuackWatch: Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment; an online watchdog for medical misinformation and malpractice. Note: may include links to sites that contain misinformation; check for citations of legitimate sources.
- Medscape Infectious Diseases Home Page; infectious diseases search engine for published research, conference summaries, treatment updates, clinical management modules, practice guidelines, and textbooks. Note: may include links to sites that contain misinformation; check for citations of legitimate sources.
- Infectious Diseases in Children; an online journal with several specialty forums, including one on Lyme disease.
- MedlinePlus; provides an interactive tutorial in both English and Spanish on Lyme disease.
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; provides information on diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of Lyme disease.
Laboratories/Institutes
- The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR); information on the DNA decoding of Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme Disease ?atient Advocacy Web Pages
- Healthcare Advocates, Inc.; for a small membership fee, helps patients navigate the healthcare system, including insurance issues, financial problems due to illness, prescription plans, and many other services.
Medical Journals
- New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
- Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID)
- Journal of Infectious Diseases
- National Institutes of Health (NIH); search engine for published medical and scientific research.
- Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID); provides free articles on tick-borne diseases.
- Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases
- Journal of the American Medical Association
- Journal of Wildlife Diseases
* Note: may require a subscription to access articles.
Medical Societies/Associations
- American Medical Association (AMA); publishes the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
- Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA);publishes Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID) and Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID).
- IDSA Treatment Guidelines
- American College of Physicians (ACP); provides a patient's guide to Lyme disease.
Other Associations
- Wildlife Disease Association (WDA); publishes the Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- European Union Concerted Action on Lyme Borreliosis (EUCALB); provides information on Lyme disease in Europe, the tick life cycle, and tick ecology.
Pets/Domestic Animals and Lyme Disease
Tick-Borne Disease Products & Services
- Bug-Out Outdoorwear, Inc.; specially designed clothing that guards against ticks and other biting insects
- Rynoskin.com; an ultra light-weight, chemical-free suit worn under the clothes that deters ticks and insects
- Savatree.com; a tree, shrub and lawn care company (New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut) that provides quality tick-control services
- Frontline; offers protection for dogs and cats in the form of sprays and medication
