Tick-borne Diseases:

Ticks are an important disease vector in the United States. In Florida, a number of tick-borne disease cases are reported each year, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis (HME), and anaplasmosis (HGA). Preventing tick bites is the best way to avoid becoming ill.

Tick-borne Diseases in Florida

Lyme disease

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Human Ehrlichiosis / Anaplasmosis

Babesiosis

Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI)

Tick-borne Disease Education

How to prevent tick-borne diseases

Tick-borne disease brochure (590 KB PDF)

Tick-borne disease surveillance data, 1992-2006