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Resources for Lyme Disease & Web Nile Virus - Knowledge is Your Best Defense!
Revised January 2, 2007The summer months are prime time for West Nile virus and Lyme disease. But New Jersey residents can protect themselves - armed with knowledge, vigilance and a good insect repellent. The following Web links provide additional practical information on staying healthy and de-bugging your summer. Compiled by the NJHA Library.
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Contents:- Lyme Disease
- West Nile Virus
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis
- For Children & Teachers
- Pet Safety
- Need More Information?
- Support & Discussion Groups
1. Lyme Disease
1.1 Starting PointsHealthyNJ. "Lyme Disease," [Web Site]. Newark, NJ: University Libraries of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.healthynj.org/dis-con/lyme/main.htm
Provides:
- Disease symptoms and diagnosis from The Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition
- New Jersey - specific resources
- News groups and online support
- Recommended Web sites
- Patient education
- Scientific journal citations accessed using PubMED database for treatment, causes, prevention and rehabilitation of Lyme Disease.
Lyme Disease - English. [Interactive Tutorial] Enfermedad de Lyme - Espanol [Tutoriales Interactivos de Salud] Coralville, IA: The Patient Education Institute, 2000. Distributed on MEDLINEplus® by the National Library of Medicine. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/lymedisease.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorial.html
Provides:
- Audio narration excellent for visually impaired individuals.
- Interactive health education resource uses animated graphics.
- Covers symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. It includes a print-ready file and short Q&A.
MEDLINEplus®. "Lyme Disease (English)," [Web Site]. MEDLINEplus®. "Enfermedad de Lyme (Espanol)," [Web Site].
Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.htmlhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/lymedisease.html
Provides:
- Information on clinical trials
- Offers general information, diagnosis/symptoms, pictures/diagrams, prevention/screening, research, specific conditions/aspects, treatment and statistics
- Dictionaries/glossaries
- Organizations
- Specific information for children and teenagers
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1.2 New Jersey & Lyme DiseaseThe Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey, Inc. [Web Site]. East Brunswick, NJ: The Lyme Disease Network. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.lymenet.org/
Provides:
- Online bulletin board
- Legal resources
- Abstracts of 5,000+ medical and scientific articles on topic
- Newsletter, books from major online book store
- Pictures, links, frequently asked questions
Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. - Mid-Atlantic [Web Site]. Hartford, CT: The Foundation. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.lyme.org/
Provides:
- Children's corner and online puppet movie
- Educational materials, print and AV
- Ticks – facts, how to remove, pictures personal protection, property management
- Lyme disease survivor stories
- Research, vaccines, news
What You Should Know About Lyme Disease and Tick Borne Disease [Web Site]. Trenton, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/f_lyme.htm
Provides:
- Get wise to Lyme Disease
- Tick borne diseases public health alert
- Lyme disease rates by county for New Jersey
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1.3 More Links - Lyme DiseaseAsk NOAH About: Lyme Disease. [Web Site]. NY: The City University of New York Office of Library Services, Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), The New York Academy of Medicine Library; The New York Public Library (NYPL), Queens Borough Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library, 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.noah-health.org/en/bns/disorders/lyme/index.html
Provides:
- More than 200 links: basics, diagnosis and symptoms, tests, prevention, statistics, tick biology/species and images, care and treatment and complications
- Special issues: pregnancy, children, pets, other tick-borne diseases, current news and developments, law and research
CDC Lyme Disease Home Page. [Web Site]. Fort Collins, CO: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, 2001. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/index.htm
Provides:
- Prevention and control, diagnosis, scientific literature
- Other tick-borne diseases
- Q&A and enlarged maps and images of deer tick, risk map for U.S., the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria
"Fighting Fleas and Ticks," [Online Article]. FDA Consumer Magazine, Rockville, MD: Food and Drug Administration, July-August 1996. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/696_flea.html
Provides:
- Authoritative information to help combat ticks
- Debugging, improving safety
- Using flea and tick products, tick removal
- Preventing tick-borne disease
Tick Bites - They're Not Just About Lyme Disease. [Web Article]. Irving, TX: American College of Emergency Physicians, 2003. Accessed: Jan. 2, 2007. http://www.acep.org/webportal/PatientsConsumers/HealthSubjectsByTopic/tickbites.htm
Provides:
- Overview of other tick borne diseases, symptoms
- Excellent checklist of preventive measures
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2. West Nile Virus
2.1 Starting PointsHealthyNJ. "West Nile Virus," [Web Site]. Newark, NJ: University Libraries of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.healthynj.org/nj/concerns/westnile.html
Provides:
- Links to authoritative West Nile Virus sites
- Scientific journal citations accessed using PubMED database for diagnosis, prevention, control, transmission, treatment and causes of West Nile Virus.
MEDLINEplus®. "West Nile Virus (English)," [Web Site]. MEDLINEplus®. "Virus del Nilo Occidental (Espanol)," [Web Site]. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/westnilevirus.htmlhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/westnilevirus.html
Provides:
- Latest news
- General information, diagnosis/symptoms, pictures/diagrams, prevention/screening, research, specific conditions/aspects, statistics
- Dictionaries/glossaries
- Organizations
- Specific information for children and teenagers
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2.2 New Jersey & West Nile VirusWest Nile Virus Alert and Fact Sheets. [Web Site]. Trenton, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, May 16, 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/westnile/enceph.htm
Provides:
- Mosquito control information in English and Espanol
- Fact sheet and New Jersey's action plan
"West Nile Virus in New Jersey: Know the Facts, Protect Yourself," [Brochure Online]. Trenton, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Communicable Disease Service, Infectious & Zoonotic Disease Program, 2002. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/westnile/brochure.pdf
Answers questions:
- What is West Nile virus and what are the symptoms?
- Can I get it from crows or other people?
- How does it spread?
- If I live in an area with birds and mosquitoes that have West Nile Virus, will I get it?
- What can I do to reduce my risk of getting it?
- Why is the state testing birds and especially crows?
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2.3 More Links - West Nile VirusAmerican Medical Association. "JAMA Patient Page: West Nile Virus," [Web Site]. San Francisco, MEDEM, 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1EXJBGID&sub_cat=293
Provides:
- Symptoms, diagnosis & treatment, prevention
- Links for more information
CDC West Nile Virus - Fight the Bite! [Web Site]. Fort Collins, CO: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm
Provides:
- What you need to know, prevention, Q&A
- Three ways to reduce your West Nile Virus risk
- The best insect repellent
- Maps showing the spread of West Nile Virus
Hear More About How to Prevent West Nile Virus [Web Audio File]. .5 MB MP3 format.
Mayo Clinic. West Nile Virus. [Web Site]. Rochester, MN: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER), 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00438
Provides:
- Prevention, overview, signs and symptoms, causes
- When to seek medical advice
- Screening and diagnosis, treatment
2006 West Nile Virus Activity in the United States* and Case Counts [Web Articles]. West Nile Virus: Statistics, Surveillance and Control. Fort Collins, TX: Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed: Jan. 2, 2007. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/Mapsactivity/surv&control06Maps.htm
* Updated weekly
Provides:
- Map provides data for human, avian, animal and mosquito infections
- By state, date reports number of human cases and deaths reported to CDC
"West Nile Virus: Reducing the Risk," [Online Article]. FDA Consumer Magazine, Rockville, MD: Food and Drug Administration, January-February 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/103_virus.htmlProvides:- Authoritative information to help prevent West Nile virus and control mosquitos
- Describes the insect spread virus, blood safety and screening
- Transmission through breast milk
- Protecting yourself and keeping the risk in perspective
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3. Eastern Equine Encephalitis
3.1 New Jersey & Eastern Equine Encephalitis"What You Should Know About Eastern Equine Encephalitis," [Web Site]. Trenton, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/f_eee.htm
Provides:
- What it is and who gets it, how it is spread
- Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
- Can you get it from horses or other people
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3.2 More LinksMEDLINEplus®. "Encephalitis (English)," [Web Site]. MEDLINEplus®. "Encefalitis (Español)," [Web Site]. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encephalitis.htmlhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/encephalitis.html
Provides:
- Details on disease described as acute inflammation of the brain caused by a viral infection. The primary form is due to a direct viral invasion of brain and spinal cord and epidemic varieties are commonly caused by mosquito-borne viruses such as eastern equine encephalitis.
- Prevention and screening
- Diagnosis and symptoms
- Specific conditions and aspects, including eastern equine encephalitis
"Eastern Equine Encephalitis," [Web Site]. Washington, DC: Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/equine.html
Provides answers to:
- What it is and what causes it, how common is it
- Where it is found, how people get it and who is at risk
- Prevention
- Signs and symptoms and when they might appear after exposure
- How it is diagnosed, complications and treatment
"Eastern Equine Encephalitis Fact Sheet." [Document]. Fort Collins, TX: Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 19, 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/eeefact.htm
- Transmission, human clinical features, incidence, risk groups, prevention
"Chart: Confirmed and Probable Eastern Equine Encephalitis Cases, Human, United States, 1964-2000, By State." [Document]. Fort Collins, TX: Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, January 29, 2002. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/cases-eee-1964-2000.htm
Provides:
- Chart of cases by state with a total of 17 cases for N.J. from 1964 through 2000
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4. For Children & TeachersCDC The Buzz-z-z-z on West Nile Virus. [Web Site]. Bethesda, MD: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, August 19, 2002. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.bam.gov/sub_diseases/diseases_westnile.html
Provides:
- CDC's "Body and Mind," health topics for kids
- What you should do
- Play it safe
CDC Tick Tactics. [Web Site]. Bethesda, MD: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, August 19, 2002. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.bam.gov/sub_yoursafety/yoursafety_ticktactics.html
Provides:
- CDC's "Body and Mind," health topics for kids
- Prevention, clothing, environment tips
- Tick check instructions
Lyme_Warriors. [Discussion Group]. Yahoo!Groups, 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lyme_Warriors/
"Neoto Mosquito: An Elementary Curriculum Guide," [Web Site]. Arboviral Encephalitides. Fort Collins, TX: Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, July 13, 2001. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/NEATO.HTM
Provides:
- Available in CD-ROM also
- 66 page curriculum guide for fourth grade in 5 lessons
- Includes images, QuickTime video, crossword puzzles
Recipe for Tick Soup. [Web Article]. Beltsville, MD: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/insects/story3/insectstory.htm
Provides:
- Fun, entertaining way of learning about science and tick prevention
Should I Worry About West Nile Virus? Teens Health. [Web Site]. Jacksonville, FL: The Nemours Foundation, April 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/west_nile.html
Provides:
- Overview and tips for protecting yourself
What's My Lyme Disease Risk? Teens Health. [Web Site]. Jacksonville, FL: The Nemours Foundation, August 2002. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/brain_nervous/lyme_risk_teen.html
Provides:
- Overview and outdoor activities with pets
- Ticks and tweezers, safety tips
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5. Pet SafetyWhat You Should Know About West Nile Virus. [Web Site]. Schaumburg, IL: American Veterinary Medical Association, Updated: July 11, 2003. Accessed: February 27, 2006 http://www.avma.org/communications/brochures/wnv/wnv_brochure.asp
Provides:
- Symptoms in horses, cats, dogs and other animals
- How to reduce the threat for your pet
Lyme Disease and Pets. [Web Site]. Lyme Disease Foundation. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.lyme.org/otherdis/ld_pets.html
Provides:
- How to protect your pet, symptoms in animals
- Covers cats, dogs, horses
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6. Need More Information?MEDLINEplus®. Libraries in New Jersey. [Web Site]. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/libraries/newjersey.html
Provides:
- Hospital and health sciences libraries in New Jersey that provide consumer health information services and can assist with information needs for Lyme disease and West Nile virus
"EPA and Mosquito Control," Pesticides: Topical & Chemical Fact Sheets. [Web Site]. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Accessed: Jan. 2, 2007. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/
Provides:
- Using insect repellants safely, DEET
- Mosquitoes, their life cycle and control using chemical and non-chemical methods
- Pesticide information: larvicides, malathion, naled, synthetic pyrethroids
Hayes, Edward B. and Joseph Piesman. "How Can We Prevent Lyme Disease? Review Article.New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 348, No. 24, June 12, 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/348/24/2424
Provides:
- Short extract with online full text access for a fee; or, use interlibrary loan services of local public library for free or low cost access
- Authoritative review of prevention opportunities and strategies available by physicians and public health agencies
- Scientific commentary on tick bite treatment and control
Hall, Stephen S. "On the Trail of the West Nile Virus," [Online Article].Smithsonian, Vol. 34, No. 4, July, 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/westnile.html
Provides:
- Short extract with online full text access for a fee; or, use interlibrary loan services of local public library for free or low cost access
- Far-ranging report including scientific efforts, details about the disease, the hunt for human vaccine
Mosquitoes, regional tracking, medical research efforts
New Jersey Mosquito Home Page. [Web Site]. Associated Executives of Mosquito Control Work in New Jersey and the New Jersey Mosquito Control Association, March 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/njmos.htm
Provides:
- Mosquito biology and control in New Jersey
- Research and mosquito control agencies
- Education materials
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7. Support & Discussion GroupsLyme-Aid. [Discussion Group]. Yahoo!Groups, 2003. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lyme-Aid/
Provides:
- E-mail discussion group, founded 1998
- Listserv and bulletin board with approx. 35 messages a day
- More than 500 members, open membership mail to: Lyme-Aid-Owner@YahooGroups.com
LymeNet Support Groups: New Jersey [Web Site]. East Brunswick, NJ: The Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey, Inc. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.lymenet.org/SupportGroups/UnitedStates/NewJersey/
Provides:
- Links to more than a dozen support groups, in south, central and northern New Jersey
"Lyme Chat," [Online Chat]. Lyme Disease Audio Network. Accessed: June 4, 2004. http://www.lymediseaseaudio.com/
Provides:
- Online discussion every Saturday 8:00 p.m. EST
- Available in audio or text
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