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Tick-Borne Disease Working Group








  
  
    

  
      





The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group is no longer active.

Tick-borne diseases are a serious public health problem.  Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease, but there are at least 20 different infections that are transmitted by ticks in the United States.  According to CDC, based on data published in 2021, more than 476,000 new cases of Lyme disease are diagnosed and treated each year. The number of new cases has been increasing in recent years, and the areas where ticks are found are expanding, which puts more people in more states at potential risk.

The Tick-Borne Disease Working Group was established by Congress in 2016 as part of the 21st Century Cures Act to provide subject matter expertise and to review federal efforts related to all tick-borne diseases, to help ensure interagency coordination and minimize overlap, and to examine research priorities.  The focus of this effort was the development of three reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Congress on the findings and any recommendations of the Working Group for the federal response to tick-borne disease prevention, treatment and research, as well as how to address gaps in these areas. The Working Group was required to submit a report every two years, starting in December 2018 and concluding in December 2022.

The first charter for the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group was approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on August 10, 2017, marking the official establishment of the Working Group within HHS.

The Working Group was authorized by Congress for a total of six years from the date that the Act became law. The authorization expired in December 2022.
                        21st Century Cure ActLearn about the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group section of the Act.




CharterFind historic details about the Working Group function, duties and structure.
                        MeetingsFind details about previous Working Group meetings and related materials.




ReportsFind bi-annual reports to the Secretary and Congress.
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