Lyme Disease

Disease Information

Lyme disease is an infection caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted by the bite of deer (Ixodes scapularis) and western black-legged (Ixodes pacificus) ticks. On the Pacific Coast, the bacteria are transmitted to humans by the western black-legged tick.

Fact sheets

• Lyme disease in Oregon (pdf)
• Tick-borne diseases (pdf)

Disease Reporting

What is required?

Health Care Providers and Clinical Laboratories

Health care providers and clinical laboratories are required by law to report cases and suspect cases of Lyme disease to local health departments within one working day of identification.

For Local Health Departments

• Lyme Disease Investigative guidelines (pdf)
• Lyme Disease Case Report Form (pdf)
• CDC Rickettsial-Tickborne Diseases Case Report Form (pdf)

Data

Once you click on the Tableau link, you will be able to select your disease of interest.

• Weekly data from Tableau dashboard
  
• Monthly data from Tableau dashboard
  
• Lyme disease data is included in the Annual Oregon Selected Communicable Disease Summary Communicable Disease Summary
  
• Lyme disease in Oregon fact sheet (pdf)

See Also

• CDC's Lyme Disease website