Lyme Disease in Texas
(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 Texas", which includes pertinent extracts from the existing links and from now defunct links, e.g., media items, see
Lyme Disease in Texas (Text Version)
Table of Contents
Federal government on Lyme disease in Texas
Texas rules, reports, and forms for reporting Lyme disease
State of Texas (other than DOH) on Lyme disease in Texas
Texas Department of Health on Lyme disease in Texas
Texas counties and cities on Lyme disease in Texas
U.S. Army Lyme Disease Risk Assessments in Texas
Other information on Lyme disease in Texas
Media articles about Lyme disease in Texas
Medical and scientific abstracts on Lyme disease in Texas
Lyme disease patient support groups and patients in Texas
Miscellaneous or unfiled links for Lyme disease in Texas
For more information on Lyme disease see:
Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease in Texas
Federal government on Lyme disease in Texas
Federal government on Lyme disease in Texas [includes info from links now unavailable]
CDC MMWR: Lyme Disease and Cases Occurring during Pregnancy -- United States
Texas rules, reports, and forms for reporting Lyme disease
Texas Administrative Code
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25 - Health Services
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1 - Texas Department of Health
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, chapter 97 - Communicable Diseases
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, chapter 97A - Control of Communicable Diseases
TAC, Title 25, Part 1, chapter 97A, §97.2 - Who Shall Report
TAC, Title 25, Part 1, §97.3 - What Condition To Report and What Isolates To Report or Submit
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, chapter 73 - Laboratories
TAC Title 25, Part 1, chapter 73, §73.1 - Testing for a Panel of Arthropod-borne Diseases
TX DOH: Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 97 - disease reporting requirements [large pdf]
TX DOH: DPN, Jan 1999 - Disease Reporting and Surveillance in Texas [pdf]
TX DOH: Laboratory results that must be reported to the local health authority [pdf]
TX DOH: Lyme Borreliosis Disease Reporting Form [pdf file]
Why Report?, Disease Prevention News (DPN), January 6, 1997 / Vol. 57 / No. 1 [pdf]
State of Texas (other than DOH) on Lyme disease in Texas
State of Texas Government World Wide Web
Texas Records and Information Locator Service (TRAIL) Main Page - Texas State Library
TRAIL Electronic Publications Search - manual for lyme - 1 on 11 Aug 00
Politics of Lyme Disease - Texas State Bills on Lyme Disease
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Video News Reports, Lyme Disease
State Officials Urge Turkey Hunters To Be Wary of Ticks, TPW, 27 Mar 00
The Texas State Senate: News, March 16, 2000
The Texas State Senate - Hearing on Lyme disease, 16 March 2000 and 9 May 2000
State responds to concerns about prevalence of LD in Texas, The Texas State Senate, 29 Oct 99
Texas Medical Board Report (MBR), Spring 2000: Clarification on Lyme Disease
Texas MBR, Fall 1999: Texas Physicians Need to Know about Lyme, Other TBD
TPWD: Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine [index] - Lyme Disease Comes to Texas, Aug 89
TX Comptroller: Texas Fast Forward, Winter 96, "Lyme disease...showing up with a vengeance"
Texas Department of Health on Lyme disease in Texas
Texas Department of Health
Texas Department of Health Site Search
Texas DOH Site Search Results for Lyme OR burgdorferi, 102 on 11 Aug 00
Lyme Disease (Lyme Borreliosis), Zoonosis Control Division
Lyme Disease in Texas, DPN, May 10, 1999/ Vol. 59 / No.10 [pdf]
TDH: contact for Lyme disease: Julie Rawlings, 512-458-7228, julie.rawlings@tdh.state.tx.us
TDH Region 9: Zoonosis Control
TDH Region 9: Lyme Borreliosis
TDH Region 9: Lyme Borreliosis - pictures of rash
May is Tick-borne Disease Month!, DPN, May 22, 2000/ Vol. 60 / No.11 [pdf]
Precautions Outdoors Help Avoid Ticks and Diseases They Carry, Accent on Health, 27 Mar 00
Reporting: What's the Score in 1999?, DPN, January 3, 2000/ Vol. 60 / No.1 [pdf]
Enjoy Outdoor Activities but Protect Against Tick-Borne Diseases, Accent on Health, 4 Jun 99
Disease Reporting and Surveillance in Texas, DPN, January 4, 1999/ Vol. 59 / No.1 [pdf]
Tick Season is Here!, DPN, July 6, 1998 / Vol. 58 / No.14 [pdf]
Tick-borne Disease in Texas, 1994, DPN, May 29, 1995 / Vol. 55 / No. 11 [large pdf]
CDC: State Health Departments Search Results for LD in Texas - 177 as of 11 Aug 00
Texas counties and cities on Lyme disease in Texas
Harris County Health Department - Morbidity Reports 1988 To 1995
Tarrant County: News Release: Lone Star Tick A Deadly Little Sucker, 10 May 2000
City of Austin: Lyme disease awareness week proclamation, Council Meeting, 05/07/99
City of Austin: Surveillance Program
Irving, Texas: Health News - June 9, 1999
Lubbock, Texas: FAQ's about Communicable Disease Reporting and Surveillance
Lubbock: Selected Conditions Reported in 1999 for the City of Lubbock
U.S. Army Lyme Disease Risk Assessments in Texas
Lyme Disease Risk Assessments - done by U.S. Army in Texas
Other information on Lyme disease in Texas
Other information on Lyme disease in Texas [includes info from links now unavailable]
TAMU: Search Results for '"lyme disease" OR burgdorferi' - 85 on 11 Aug 00
TAMU: High Pressure Oxygen Offers Hope For Lyme Disease,..., 21 May 97
TAMU: Dr. Mike White's tick-borne disease photos
TAMU: Lyme Disease Still A Concern In Texas, Texas AandM Agriculture News, June 27, 1997
TAMU: What You Can Do About Ticks and Lyme Disease, Texas AandM Dept. Of Entomology
TAMU: Tick, tick, tick.., Tick Species Distribution in Texas, 1992 with images
TAMU: Lyme Disease (circa 1989), Garland Mcllveen, Jr
TAMU: Garland McIlveen, Jr., Ph.D., Lyme disease expert in Texas
Texas Univ: Advanced Query "lyme disease" OR burgdorferi - 42 on 11 Aug 00
Removing ticks, Texas Medical Association, 20 Jul 00
Ticks and Lyme Disease, Texas Medical Association, 4 May 00
Lyme Disease in Texas, Texas Medical Association, 8 Jun 99
Texas Medical Association Online - manual search for Lyme OR burgdorferi - 34 on 11 Aug 00
Media articles about Lyme disease in Texas
Media on Lyme disease in Texas [includes info from links now unavailable]
Panel: Texans at risk of Lyme not receiving proper treatment, CC Caller Times, 17 Nov 00
Lyme disease dangers in Texas, American-Statesman, 17 Nov 00
Outdoor Roundup, Amarillo Globe-News, 3 Sep 00
Texas Parks and Wildlife, Video News Reports, Lyme Disease [10 year-old Austin area patient]
Turkey hunters need to beware of ticks..., Amarillo Globe-News, 2 Apr 00
Lawmaker: Board taking wrong view on Lyme disease, Amarillo Globe-News, 17 Mar 00
Battling LD: tough to diagnose, pay the bills, Austin360.com, 7 Jun 99
Legislature promotes tick-illness awareness, @marillo Globe-News, 5 May 99
Woman recounts agony of Lyme disease, Abilene Reporter-News, 23 Jul 98
AP story: Health officers warn of disease carrying insects, rodents, 04/08/98
Press Releases: QualiCodeTM Equine Lyme Disease Kit (horses in Texas get Lyme disease)
Medical and scientific abstracts on Lyme disease in Texas
Medical and scientific abstracts for Texas [in Title] AND Lyme disease - 12 on 11 Aug 00
Medical and scientific abstracts for Texas AND Lyme disease - 18 on 11 Aug 00
Neuroborreliosis in Texas, J Spiro Tick Diseases 2(3):59-61, 1995
Lyme disease patient support groups and patients in Texas
Lyme disease patient support groups and patients in Texas
Stories of Lyme disease patients from Texas
James Martin's LD Horror Story - How LD And Exploitation of ERISA Laws Can Ruin A Life
Lyme Disease in Texas - Kay Roberts
Jean's Lyme Page
LymeNet - Support Groups: Texas - 2 on 11 Aug 00
LDF Support Groups: Texas - 0 on 11 Aug 00
Texas Lyme Coalition
Google Search Results: texas group:sci.med.diseases.lyme
Google Search Results: TX group:sci.med.diseases.lyme
LymeNet Flash Search Results: texas
Miscellaneous or unfiled links for Lyme disease in Texas
Area faces rise in tick population, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 31 May 00
State officials urge turkey hunters to be wary of ticks, Texas Fish & Game Magazine
Second Texas Senate Hearing on Tick-borne Diseases, May 9, 2000
What Do You Want to Know?, Star-Telegram.Com Sports, May. 23, 2000
State lawmaker accuses board of intimidation in LD treatment, The Lubbock A-J, 17 Mar 00
Senate Resolution No. 791-May declared Tick-Borne Illness Awareness Month in State of Texas
SENATE RESOLUTION 791 offered, Tuesday, May 4, 1999
Steven J. Norris, Ph.D.
Serology Branch Tests Main
Diagnostic Serology
Arthropod
Medically Important Arthropods - Captions
Texas Department of Health, Kids Corner
Epidemiology in Texas - Lyme Disease - 1998
Texas Department of Health, Commissioner's Report to the Board of Health, June 23, 2000
Texas Department of Health, Publications and Library Resources
Lyme Disease Information Sources - DFW Medical Network
County health district offers Lyme disease vaccine, Waco-McLennan County, Texas, 15 Mar 00
Also see:
Lyme disease in Texas (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 April 2001 by
Art Doherty
Lompoc, California
doherty@utech.net