Lyme Disease in New York
(Links Only)

Lyme disease is a serious bacterial infection caused by a tick bite and affects humans and animals.

This page contains links only. For text version of "Lyme Disease in New York", which includes pertinent extracts from the existing links and from now defunct links, e.g., media items, see Lyme Disease in New York (Text Version)

Table of Contents

Federal government on Lyme disease in New York
New York rules, reports, and forms for reporting Lyme disease
State of New York (other than DOH) on Lyme disease in New York
New York Department of Health on Lyme disease in New York
New York counties on Lyme disease in New York
New York City Department of Health on Lyme disease
New York cities on Lyme disease in New York
U.S. Army Lyme Disease Risk Assessments in New York
Other information on Lyme disease in New York
Media articles about Lyme disease in New York
Medical and scientific abstracts on Lyme disease in New York
Lyme disease patient support groups and patients in New York
Miscellaneous or unfiled links for Lyme disease in New York

For more information on Lyme disease see: Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease



Lyme Disease in New York

Federal government on Lyme disease in New York

Federal government on Lyme disease in New York [includes info from links now unavailable]

EPA Global Warming: State Impacts - New York
FDA: Getting Lyme Disease to Take a Hike (June 1994)
NPS: Fire Island National Seashore Home Page
NPS: 1999 Things to Do at Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Part 7B, Testimony of Members and Public Witnesses [very large - 414K]
CDC MMWR: Lyme Disease and Cases Occurring during Pregnancy -- US, June 28, 1985

New York rules, reports, and forms for reporting Lyme disease

NY DOH: Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements, [for LD, Docs=Yes, Labs=Yes]
NY DOH: Communicable Disease Reporting Requirements [pdf]
FindLaw: State Resources: New York: Laws
Search New York State Consolidated Laws

Special requirements with respect to Lyme disease diagnosis, Public Health, Title I, Section 206b
Tick-borne disease institute, Article 27-H, NY State Consolidated Laws, Public Health

State of New York (other than DOH) on Lyme disease in New York

NY State Governor
New York State - Search-NY, manual, 0 on 16 Mar 01

Governor Pataki Encourages New Yorkers to Guard Against Lyme Disease - June 6, 1997
NYS GORR: Governor Pataki: "I'd buy DEET in CT" if the spray remained unavailable in NY.
NY DOT: Lyme and Related Diseases
DEC Approves Deer Tick Control Experiment, DEC Press Release, 14 Nov 97

Politics of Lyme Disease - New York State Bills on Lyme Disease

New York Department of Health on Lyme disease in New York

Welcome to the New York State Department of Health's Public Web Site
NY DOH: Search
NY DOH: Search Results for '(lyme AND disease) OR burgdorferi' - 181 on 16 Mar 01

NY DOH: Communicable Disease Fact Sheets - Lyme disease
NY DOH: Wadsworth Center - Borrelia burgdorferi
NY DOH: Arthropod-Borne Diseases - LD, Year of Report vs. Year of Onset 1986 - 1993
NY DOH: Health Advisory - Tick and Insect Repellents

NY DOH: County Health Indicator Profiles - Find LD cases by county here.
NY DOH: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases, Exclusive of NYC, 1986-1997
NY State DOH reported two deaths due to Lyme disease - 1987 and 1988

CDC: State Health Departments Search Results for LD in New York - 160 as of 16 Mar 01

New York counties on Lyme disease in New York

NYS DOH: County Health Indicator Profiles-Find LD cases by county here.

Albany County: Lyme Disease, Health Department [Lots of great information here.]
Broome County: NY Official Web Site - Health and Safety
Dutchess County: Guide to Tick-Borne Diseases
Dutchess County: Lyme Disease
Monroe County: Health: Bugs
Nassau County: Lyme Disease and Other Tick Related Illnesses
Nassau County: Lyme Disease and Other Tick Related Illnesses [redundant]
Nassau County Legislature, Awareness Key To Reducing Risk Of Lyme Disease, 24 Jul 00
Putnam County: Health Dept. - Environmental Health - Lyme Disease
Putnam County: Health Dept. - Communicable disease updates and reporting
Rockland County Department of Health - refers to Rockland County Lyme Disease Study
Suffolk County: Tickborne Disease Programs [Google cache link]

Westchester County

Westchester County: Search Results for lyme - 97 on 17 Mar 01

Westchester County: Hot Line Phone Numbers - Lyme Disease (914) 593-LYME
Westchester County: Lyme Disease Support Groups
Westchester County: Tickborne Disease Update, June 2000
Westchester County: Tickborne Disease Update Summer 1998
Westchester County: Tickborne Disease Awareness Week May 2000
Westchester County: 2000 Tick ID Service
Westchester County: CC: Tickborne Diseases, Medical Society of Westchester County, Jun 98
Westchester County: Lyme Disease - Related Disorders Brochure
Westchester County: Physician Corner Topic - Tickborne Disease
Westchester County: Tickborne Pamphlet
Westchester County: How to Apply Repellants - Permethrin
Westchester County: Lyme Brochure in Spanish
Westchester County: How to Apply Repellants - Spanish
Westchester County: Tickborne Disease Page
Westchester County: Government Publications Index

New York City Department of Health on Lyme disease

NYC.GOV - The Official New York City Web Site
Search NYC LINK
NEW YORK CITY Department Of Health Home Page (DOH)

NYC DOH: Communicable Disease: Lyme Disease (tick-borne borreliosis)
NYC DOH: Communicable Disease - Reportable Diseases and Conditions
NY DOH: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases for NYC, 1987-1997
NYC DOH: Reminds NY'ers of Precautions to Avoid Ticks and Diseases They Carry, 1 May 98
NYC DOH: Press Release - Tick Season Is Here, 30 Apr 97
NYC DOH: Health Alerts - Tick Season Is Here!!, June 1997
Agents of Lyme Disease and HGE in NYC Park, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1997
Lyme disease in New York City (Special)

New York cities on Lyme disease in New York

Rye: Nature Center: Newsletter Summer 1996

U.S. Army Lyme Disease Risk Assessments in New York

Lyme Disease Risk Assessments - done by U.S. Army in New York

Other information on Lyme disease in New York

Other information on Lyme disease in New York [includes info from links now unavailable]

SUNY Stony Brook Search Results for '"lyme disease" OR burgdorferi' - 206 on 16 Mar 01
SUNY SB: Lyme Disease FAQ
SUNY SB: Laboratory for the Diagnosis of Tick Borne Diseases
SUNY SB: Lyme Disease Center
SUNY SB: Center for Infectious Diseases - Research
SUNY SB: TICK - BORNE DISEASES - slide presentation
Stony Brook: DoFM - Department of Primary Care and Health Services Research

Cornell Univ. Search Results for '(lyme AND disease) OR burgdorferi' - 88 on 16 Mar 01
Cornell: Integrated Pest Management for the Deer Tick
Cornell: Instructions For Submitting Insect, Tick & Plant Disease Samples

NYU Search Results for lyme disease - 57 on 16 Mar 01

NYMC: Google Search: lyme disease site:www.nymc.edu - 14 on 16 Mar 01

Univ. at Albany Search Results for ""lyme disease" OR burgdorferi" - 13 on 16 Mar 01
SUNY at Albany - Lyme Disease Fact Sheet

HAZARD ALERT- Lyme Disease in Construction, Center to Protect Workers' Rights (CPWR)
Outdoor Construction Workers Twice as Likely As Public to Have Lyme Disease, Study Finds
sci.med.diseases.lyme: LYME DISEASE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SETTLEMENT,17 Jan 97
Health concerns for Hikers, NY-NJ Trail Conference

Media articles about Lyme disease in New York

Media on Lyme disease in New York [includes info from links now unavailable]

East Hampton Star [NY] Search manual for lyme AND disease - 52 on 16 Mar 01
New York Daily News Search manual for lyme disease - 48 stories found on 16 Mar 01
Times Herald Record Archive Search - lots of articles here about Lyme disease

'Conditions right for Lyme disease rise', Albany Times-Union, 16 Mar 01
Lyme Disease Drops, Especially in Areas Near NY City, NY Times, 10 Jan 01
Lyme Disease Cases Plunge in W'chester, New York Daily News, 9 Jan 01
Good News, Bad News On Lyme, NY Post, Health, 9 Jan 01
Axed 'Lyme' Medic Fires Back At City, NY Post, 26 Dec 00
Virus may have overshadowed Lyme disease efforts, NY Journal, 21 Aug 00
Counties [Sullivan and Ulster] face Lyme explosion, Times Herald-Record, 26 Apr 00
Lyme disease risk will be high again this year, Poughkeepsie Journal, 23 Apr 00
Lyme: No Agreement, East Hampton Star, NY, 6 Jan 00
Ticks make life creepy in N.Y. area, NYT News Service, 13 Jul 99
Fighting Lyme's Nightmare, EastHampton Star, 22 Apr 99
Mid-Hudson Valley's high Lyme disease incidence takes its toll, The Miscellany News, Vassar College, 16 Apr 99

Medical and scientific abstracts on Lyme disease in New York

Medical and scientific abstracts for New York [in Title] AND Lyme disease - 35 on 16 Mar 01
Medical and scientific abstracts for New York AND Lyme disease - 136 on 16 Mar 01

Lyme disease patient support groups and patients in New York

Lyme disease patient support groups and patients in New York
Stories of Lyme disease patients from New York

LymeNet - Support Groups: New York - 20 on 16 Mar 01
LDF Support Groups: New York - 2 on 16 Mar 01

Finger Lakes Lyme Disease Support Group
Lyme Disease Self-Help Group of Rockland County
Welcome to Lyme Matters!
Westchester County: Lyme Disease Support Groups

Google Search Results: new york group:sci.med.diseases.lyme
Google Search Results: NY group:sci.med.diseases.lyme
LymeNet Flash Search Results: new york

Miscellaneous or unfiled links for Lyme disease in New York

NY OPMC: License No. 082198, Perry Orens, M.D. [very large file - 2.3M pdf]
Community Connection: Lyme Disease support group, Staten Island, NY
Worried About Lyme Disease?, WebMD Medical News, 26 Jun 00



Also see:

Lyme disease in New York (Text Version) [Includes information from defunct links.]

For Lyme disease in other states, see: Lyme Disease in the United States and Canada

For more information on Lyme disease see: Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease

Comments or questions concerning this page should be directed to Art Doherty.

Last updated on 16 March 2001 by
Art Doherty
Lompoc, California
doherty@utech.net

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