• Providing Pediatric Lyme Disease Prevention and Treatment

    NAPNAP Knows Lyme is a Lyme disease resource designed by pediatric experts for pediatric practitioners, patients and families.

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Up to 50 percent of patients may not know of a prior tick bite when they present with Lyme disease symptoms
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Incidence of Lyme disease has increased two times over the last twenty years
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95% of Lyme disease cases occur in 15 states
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In 2019 alone, there were nearly 35,000 reported cases of Lyme disease in the U.S.
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What is
Lyme Disease?

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. Learn more about what Lyme disease is, which ticks spread the infection and Lyme disease symptoms.

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Provider Resources

NAPNAP Knows Lyme is your professional hub for the latest information and guidelines on Lyme disease, including:

Patient Resources

Answer your need-to-know questions about Lyme disease, including:

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About Us

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) is the professional association for pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Learn more about our Knowledge Assessment for Lyme Disease initiative, made possible by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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We are interested in your questions or thoughts.