Lyme and other tick-borne diseases: International resources

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are found in many countries around the world. Learn how other governments address tick-borne diseases.

On this page

• General information
• Surveillance
• Prevention and risks
• For health professionals
• Awareness resources

General information

• Australia

  • Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
    • Lyme disease in Australia

• Belgium

  • Sciensano
    • Lyme disease

• England

  • National Health Service
    • Lyme disease
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Lyme disease: signs and symptoms

• France

  • Ministère de la santé et de la prévention (Ministry of Health and Prevention)
  • Lyme disease (available in French only)
  • National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) (L'institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (INRAE))
  • Anti-tick tactics (available in French only)
  • Participatory research program CiTIQUE (Programme de recherche participative CiTIQUE)
  • CiTIQUE Citizens and Ticks (available in French only)
  • Reference centers for the clinical management of tick-borne diseases (CRMVT) (Centres de référence pour la prise en charge clinique des maladies vectorielles liées aux tiques (CRMVT))
  • The Reference Centers (available in French only)
  • Santé publique France (Public Health France)
  • Lyme borreliosis (available in French only)

• Germany

  • Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety)
    • Diseases caused by tick bites: Lyme disease (available in German only)
  • Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit und Pflege (Bavarian State Ministry for Health and Care)
    • Lyme disease (available in German only)
  • Robert Koch Institut
    • Lyme disease (available in German only)

• Scotland

  • National Health Information Service
  • Lyme disease

• United States

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Diseases Transmitted by Ticks
  • Lyme Disease
  • Ticks

Surveillance

• Belgium

  • Sciensano
    • Sciensano and Lyme disease

• England

  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Health Protection Report: latest surveillance reports: Zoonoses
    • Lyme disease epidemiology and surveillance

• France

  • National Reference Centre for Borrelia (Centre national de référence des Borrelia)
    • Average monthly density of lxodes ricinus nymphs in Alsace since 2013 (available in French only)
  • Participatory research program CiTIQUE (Programme de recherche participative CiTIQUE)
    • The results of CiTIQUE over the years (available in French only)
  • Santé publique France (Public Health France)
    • Lyme borreliosis: epidemiological data 2020 (available in French only)

• Germany

  • Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety)
    • Research project: Surveillance study on the incidence of Lyme disease in Bavaria (available in German only)

• Scotland

  • Public Health Scotland
    • Zoonotic disease in Scotland 2019 annual report

• United States

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Data and Surveillance

Prevention and risks

• Belgium

  • Sciensano
    • Prevention

• England

  • National Health Service
    • The chance of getting Lyme disease
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Tick bite risks and prevention of Lyme disease: resources

• France

  • Reference centers for the clinical management of tick-borne diseases (CRMVT) (Centres de référence pour la prise en charge clinique des maladies vectorielles liées aux tiques (CRMVT))
    • Prevention (available in French only)
  • Santé publique France (Public Health France)
    • Tools for prevention (available in French only)

• Germany

  • Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit und Pflege (Bavarian State Ministry for Health and Care)
    • Protection against tick bites (available in German only)
  • Robert Koch Institut
    • Answers to frequently asked questions about ticks, tick bite, infection (available in German only)

• Scotland

  • National Health Information Service
    • Avoiding bugs and germs outdoors
    • Tick bites

• United States

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Avoiding Ticks
    • Tick Removal

For health professionals

• Australia

  • Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
    • Debilitating symptom complexes attributed to ticks (DSCATT) clinical pathway

• Belgium

  • Belgische Commissie voor de coördinatie van het antibioticabeleid (BAPCOC) (Belgian Antibiotic Policy Coordination Committee (BAPCOC))
    • Lyme-Borreliose (Infectie met Borrelia) (available in Deutch only)

• England

  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    • Lyme disease
  • Royal College of General Practitioners
    • Lyme disease toolkit
  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Lyme disease: resources and guidance

• France

  • High Authority for Health (Haute Autorité de santé)
    • Recommendations and guidelines (available in French only)
  • Reference centers for the clinical management of tick-borne diseases (CRMVT) (Centres de référence pour la prise en charge clinique des maladies vectorielles liées aux tiques (CRMVT))
    • Diagnosis and management (available in French only)

• Scotland

  • National Health Service Education for Scotland
    • Ticks and Lyme disease in Scotland : an overview for practitioners

• United States

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Healthcare Providers

Awareness resources

• Australia

  • Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
    • Tick bite diseases and symptoms attributed to tick bites: factsheets

• Belgium

  • Agency for Quality Living (AVIQ) Wallonia Region) Agence pour une Vie de Qualité (AViQ), Région Wallonne)
    • Ticks Prevent and React: pamphlet (available in French only)
    • Ticks Prevent and React: poster (available in French only)
  • Agentschap Zorg en Gezondheid: Vlaamse Overheid (Agency for Care and Health: Flemish Government)
    • Tick bites: resources (available in Dutch only)

• England

  • UK Health Security Agency
    • Tick bite risks and prevention of Lyme disease: resources

• France

  • Santé publique France (Public Health France)
    • Lyme disease: tools (available in French only)
  • National Agency for Environmental, Food and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) (Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'environnement, de l'alimentation et du travail (ANSES))
    • Ticks
  • Les Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (Strasbourg University Hospitals)
    • Lyme disease: video (available in French only)

• Germany

  • Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit und Pflege (Bavarian State Ministry for Health and Care)
    • Information for children: video (available in German only)

• Scotland

  • National Health Information Service
    • Ticks and Lyme disease in Scotland: factsheet
    • Ticks and Lyme disease in Scotland: infographic poster

• United States

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Educational Materials