Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program

Tick Borne

• Anaplasmosis
• Babesiosis
• Ehrlichiosis
• Lyme
• Powassan Encephalitis

Mosquito Borne

• West Nile Virus
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis
• Municipality Information on Mosquitoes
• Arboviral Surveillance
• Maine Arboviral (Mosquito-borne) Illness Surveillance, Prevention and Response Plan, 2009 Season (doc*)
• Resources for Mosquito Control
  • University of Maine Cooperative Extension 1-800-287-0279
  • Maine Forest Service or Phone: 207-287-2431
  • Board of Pesticide Control (information on pesticide regulations, licensed applicators, pesticide effects)  207-287-2731 www.thinkfirstspraylast.org
  • Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) (information on pesticides and wetlands or Phone: 207-287-3901, or 1-800-452-1942
  • Massachusetts EEE plan (pdf*)
  • CDC Guidelines for Arbovirus Surveillance in the United States (pdf*) 
• Testing
  • Instructions for submitting a specimen and algorithms for testing are available
• For More Information
  • US CDC EEE Website
  • US CDC Insect Repellent Website
  • Maine Department of Agriculture Animal Health Website
  • US CDC “Fight the Bite” Mosquito Website