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Rhode Island Department of Health Rhode Island Department of Health

 

 

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Office of Communicable Diseases
Room 106
Phone: (401) 222-2577
Fax: (401) 222-2488
711 (RI Relay)
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Lyme Disease

Ticks and Lyme

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Only specific ticks carry Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections.  Thus, in determining whether you are at risk for a tick-borne disease, it is useful to know what each tick looks like, what diseases they carry, and where they live.

Identifying Ticks

Facts About Ticks

Tick Activity by Month

How to Remove a Tick

Tick Testing for Lyme

 

 

 

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What is Chronic Lyme?