Cost of Lyme Disease (COLD) Study

Assessing the economic burden of Lyme disease in the U.S.

Study objective:
CDC and four Emerging Infection Program (EIP) sites are conducting a prospective, descriptive, cost of illness study among Lyme disease patients in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and upper Midwest regions of the U.S. to assess total societal and individual level costs of Lyme disease.

If you are enrolled in this study and have questions, please contact your study coordinator using the below information:

Phone: 1-888-668-1856

Yale Emerging Infections Program
Email: TickNET@yale.edu

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Email: dhmh.costoflyme@maryland.gov

Minnesota Department of Health
Email: health.cold@state.mn.us

New York State Department of Health
Email: betickfree@health.state.ny.us