Lyme Disease 

Information

Torrington Area Health District, 350 Main Street - Suite A, Torrington, CT 06790
Phone: (860) 489-0436  Fax:  (860) 496-8243

Effective April 1, 2008 - Torrington Health District's Lyme Disease Program has been reduced due to funding cutbacks. 

Lyme Disease Topics:
Lyme Disease
Other Tick-Borne Diseases
Geographic Distribution
FAQ's 
Frequently Asked Questions

Ticks

• Images of  Ticks

• Life Cycle

• Spread of Disease

• Ticks in the Winter?

• Proper Tick Removal

• Submitting Ticks to 
  be Tested for Lyme Disease

Protection & Prevention

• Personal

• Residential

• Repellents

• Vaccines

• 
  TICK CONTROL 
  Demonstration Site
  Complete Map of the Tick Control Demonstration Site at the 
  Wisdom House --

Lyme Disease Symptoms

• Images of Lyme Disease Rashes

Diagnosis & Testing

Treatment & Prognosis
Pets & Lyme Disease
Prevention Tips for Gardeners
Kid's Corner

• View photos of actual yard improvements and get tips on landscape changes 
  
  

• Get tips on choosing a pesticide applicator-  see note below
  
  

• Find out how you can access valuable information from the Tick Management Handbook  prepared by Kirby C. Stafford III, Chief scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station -  scroll down to open the PDF handbook file.
  
  

• Preview signs with "tick control tips" from the Tick Control Demonstration Site located at the Wisdom House Retreat & conference Center located on Clark Road in Litchfield
  
  

• Discover which plants are most deer resistant and which are most susceptible to deer browse damage
  
  

• Learn what you need to do to get a tick tested if 
  you are a resident of the  Torrington Area Health District

 *Use of the pesticides is a personal choice. The Torrington Area Health District provides residents with a variety of tick control suggestions, yet does not endorse or imply that any single method is best for an individual property owner.

* Information on this website is for informational purposes only. If you have specific medical questions, please contact your healthcare provider.

Tick Control 
Demonstration Site

Visit the Torrington Area Health District's
Lyme Disease Mini-library ... 
Books, Videos, Info Sheets, Pamphlets & Samples of TICKS!

Lyme Disease in Connecticut

Check This Out ...

DEER PROBLEMS?
Do you understand the relationship between the increase in the deer population and the increase of reported cases of tick-borne disease? 


Click on Photo for Information

Submitting 
Ticks to TAHD

A new link .... BioBulletin

Tick Management Handbook 
Download copy by clicking photo above or pick up a free copy at the Torrington Area Health District.

More details ....

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