Lyme in Alabama
Lyme Disease in Alabama
Here is a collection of events, news, research, legislation and support groups for Lyme disease patients who live in Alabama. If you know of more that need to be added just write in the comment below.
Alabama Support Groups/Websites
Lyme Disease Stats
For reports of Lyme disease in Alabama click here.
Articles
2015 Lyme disease ‘endemic’ in 7 Alabama counties: what you need to know
Calhoun, Chambers, Jefferson, Mobile, Shelby, Russell and Tuscaloosa counties have been declared areas “endemic” to Lyme disease, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Lyme disease impacts seven Alabama counties
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — According to the State Department of Public Health, Lyme disease has become an epidemic in seven Alabama counties. The disease is contracted through certain tick bites and it can be hard to detect.
WSFA 12 special report: Lyme disease in Alabama – WSFA …
May 19, 2014 – In this WSFA 12 special report, we show you how Lyme disease could be a bigger problem in Alabama than most people think.
Lyme Disease in the South – WTVY
May 17, 2013 – Alabama Governor Robert Bentley recently declared May as LymeDisease Awareness Month, but a diagnosis can be hard to come by in the …
University of Alabama at Birmingham students track Lyme …
Aug 13, 2009 – Alabama has it all: warm weather, wet soils, heavy underbrush. All the stuff that Lyme-carrying ticks love. But Alabama reports only a handful of
Events
- Fight The Bite 5K and 1 Mile Walk & Wag
- 2014 ALDA “Lyme Green” Fun Run/Walk
- Worldwide Lyme Protest Alabama 2013
- Alabama Lyme Disease Association set to host awareness events on May 18 in Montgomery, Birmingham and Cullman
- Turning Alabama Green for Lyme Disease
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Lyme Disease Awareness Items for Alabama
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