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 Pages Tagged With: "Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology"

DPH Recognizes May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month

As warmer weather brings people outdoors and potentially in contact with ticks, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is recognizing Lyme Disease Awareness Month this May. According to DPH’s Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in Delaware, with over 300 cases reported each year. Lyme disease is spread […]




DPH Observes World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will join health organizations and advocates around the globe to recognize World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Sunday, March 24. This day commemorates Dr. Robert Koch’s groundbreaking discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is used to raise awareness and increase education about the threat of TB. DPH’s Tuberculosis Elimination and […]







 Pages Tagged With: "Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology"

DPH Recognizes May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month

As warmer weather brings people outdoors and potentially in contact with ticks, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is recognizing Lyme Disease Awareness Month this May. According to DPH’s Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in Delaware, with over 300 cases reported each year. Lyme disease is spread […]




DPH Observes World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will join health organizations and advocates around the globe to recognize World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Sunday, March 24. This day commemorates Dr. Robert Koch’s groundbreaking discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is used to raise awareness and increase education about the threat of TB. DPH’s Tuberculosis Elimination and […]