Ticks and Lyme Disease
Environmental Health: 309-679-6161
Links to Information
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
- Common Ticks
- Lyme Disease Fact Sheet
- Identification Key to Some Common Ticks of Illinois
- Distribution of Deer Tick
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Other Useful Links
- NIAID Lyme Disease Home Page National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)
- Tick Images Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery
Tick Identification and Testing for Lyme Disease Bacteria
If you have a tick you want to have identified and/or tested for tick-borne disease, call 309-679-6161 for available resources.