Lyme Disease,
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever,
Tularemia, and Ehrlichiosis

Michigan Department of Community Health
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Michigan State University

Read the PDF "Tick Borne Illnesses in Michigan" brochure (629KB download).
(requires Acrobat Reader)

The PDF contains the following:

• General Information

• Treatment

• The Ticks

• Lyme Disease

• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF)

• Tularemia

• Human Ehrlichiosis

• Tick Removal

• Prevention

• Tick Identification and Testing

• Additional Information

• MAPS

  • Ixodes scapularis
    Black Legged Tick/ formerly Deer tick
    Michigan Submissions 1985-2002

  • Dermacentor variabilis
    American Dog tick
    Michigan Submissions 1988-2002