Summaries for U.S. Army Lyme Disease Risk Assessments *************************************************************************** Sorted by State/Facility as of 13 December 1999 Summaries of 178 U.S. Army Lyme Disease Risk Assessments (LDRA) obtained via Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. If the facility is followed by an asterisk (*), the complete study can be found on the Lyme Disease Risk Assessements web page at: http://www.utech.net/users/10766/lyme.htm If you would like one of the other studies put on the web page or snail mailed to you, contact me at: doherty@utech.net Include the name of facility, date of study, and mailing address. My addresses are shown at the end of this document. NOTE: According to the FOIA officer at U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM), via personal communication, the "Distribution limited" statement on the front of these studies may be ignored. The importance of these studies, if you live in an area local to one of the facilities that has a risk for Lyme disease, is that your doctor is not correct when he says, "You could not possibly have Lyme disease, there is no Lyme disease in the area." Legend: col 1 - Facility col 2 - City col 3 - County col 4 - State col 5 - Month facility study was completed. col 6 - Year facility study was completed. col 7 - Was Lyme disease tick (T) found on/near facility? col 8 - Were any ticks infected with Bb spirochete (TB)? col 9 - Were any wild animals infected with Bb spirochete (AB)? col 10 - Were there any human cases of Lyme disease at facility (FCs)? col 11 - Were there any human cases of Lyme disease in local area (ACs)? col 12 - Risk, as stated in report. MOD = Moderate, POTL = Potential, SOME = My interpretation of Army's wording NOTE: If an item is blank, it was not reported in the study. 1 (column numbers) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- T A F A Facility City County ST MON YEAR T B B CsCsRISK -------------------- ------------- -------------- -- --- ---- - - - - - ---- Alabama ---------------------------------------------------- Ft McClellan Anniston Calhoun AL AUG 1993 Y N Ft McClellan Anniston Calhoun AL AUG 1992 N N Y POTL Ft McClellan * Anniston Calhoun AL DEC 1991 Y N N Y SOME Ft McClellan Anniston Calhoun AL NOV 1990 Y N Ft Rucker * Fort Rucker Coffee/Dale AL DEC 1992 Y Y N N Ft Rucker * Fort Rucker Coffee/Dale AL DEC 1991 Y N N Y SOME Redstone Arsenal Redstone Arsenal AL AUG 1993 N Redstone Arsenal * Redstone Arsenal AL NOV 1991 Y SOME Arkansas ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Robinson * Pulaski AR JUL 1993 Y N Y Ft Chaffee Fort Chaffee AR NOV 1992 Y Ft Chaffee * Fort Chaffee AR NOV 1991 Y Y Y SOME Ft Chaffee Fort Chaffee AR NOV 1987 Y N N POTL Little Rock Air Force Base * Pulaski AR APR 1995 Y Y Y Y HIGH California ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Pendleton San Diego CA JAN 1993 Y N N MOD Camp Pendleton * San Diego CA APR 1992 Y Y Y N Y MOD Camp Roberts Paso Robles Monterey CA JAN 1993 N N LOW Camp Roberts * Paso Robles Monterey CA JAN 1989 Y N N N Y LOW Ft Hunter Liggett * King City Monterey CA NOV 1993 Y N N N Y MOD Ft Hunter Liggett King City Monterey CA FEB 1993 N N Y LOW Ft Hunter Liggett King City Monterey CA JAN 1989 Y N N N Y LOW Ft Ord * Monterey Monterey CA JAN 1989 Y Y N N Y LOW Vandenberg AFB * Lompoc Santa Barbara CA FEB 1995 Y Y Y Y Y HIGH Vandenberg AFB Lompoc Santa Barbara CA AUG 1992 N N Y LOW Connecticut ---------------------------------------------------- Stones Ranch Mil Res East Lyme * New London CT JUN 1992 Y Y Y HIGH Stones Ranch Mil Res East Lyme * New London CT OCT 1989 Y Y Y SOME Naval Submarine Base-New London * New London CT APR 1995 Y Y Y Y HIGH Delaware ---------------------------------------------------- Dover Air Force Base * Kent DE NOV 1994 Y Y Y Y HIGH Florida ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Blanding * Clay FL JUN 1991 Y Y SOME Elgin Air Force Base * Santa Rosa/Okaloosa/Walton FL MAY 1995 Y Y N MOD Georgia ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Frank D. Merrill Dahlonega * GA SEP 1993 N Y SOME Ft Benning Fort Benning Muscogee GA AUG 1993 Y N N Ft Benning * Fort Benning Muscogee GA NOV 1992 Y Y SOME Ft Benning * Fort Benning Muscogee GA NOV 1991 Y Y Y SOME Ft Gordon * Fort Gordon Augusta GA NOV 1990 Y Y N Ft Gordon * Fort Gordon Augusta GA JUN 1990 Y N Y LOW Ft Gordon * Fort Gordon Augusta GA MAR 1989 Y SOME Ft Stewart * Fort Stewart GA APR 1994 N N POTL Ft Stewart * Fort Stewart GA DEC 1993 Y Y N Ft Stewart * Fort Stewart GA DEC 1992 Y N Y Ft Stewart * Fort Stewart GA DEC 1991 Y Y N SOME Marine Corps Log. Base Albany * Daugherty GA JAN 1992 Y Y N SOME USA Recreation Area Cartersville Bartow GA JUL 1992 N N LOW Illinois ---------------------------------------------------- Savanna Army Depot * Savanna Jo Daviess/Carrol IL JUL 1993 Y N N N N LOW Iowa ---------------------------------------------------- Iowa A.A.P. * Middleton Des Moines IA AUG 1991 N N Y Y LOW Iowa A.A.P. * Middleton Des Moines IA DEC 1988 Y N Y Y SOME Kansas ---------------------------------------------------- Ft Leavenworth Leavenworth KS JUN 1993 N N N N LOW Ft Riley Junction City Clay/Geary/Riley KS NOV 1994 N LOW Ft Riley * Junction City Clay/Geary/Riley KS JUN 1993 Y N N N LOW Ft Riley * Junction City Clay/Geary/Riley KS NOV 1989 N N Y LOW Kentucky ---------------------------------------------------- Ft Campbell Fort Campbell KY JUL 1993 Y N Ft Campbell Fort Campbell KY NOV 1992 N Ft Campbell * Fort Campbell KY OCT 1991 Y Y Y SOME Ft Campbell Fort Campbell KY OCT 1987 N POTL Ft Knox * Hardin KY NOV 1994 N Y Y MOD Ft Knox * Hardin KY NOV 1993 N Y Y MOD Ft Knox Hardin KY DEC 1992 N N N N N LOW Lexington-Blue Grass Richmond Kentucky/Madison KY DEC 1992 N N N Y LOW Louisiana ---------------------------------------------------- Ft Polk LA SEP 1993 N POTL Ft Polk LA NOV 1992 Y N Ft Polk * LA NOV 1987 Y N N N POTL Maryland ---------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen Proving Grnd Harford MD JUL 1986 Y N POTL Blossom Pt Test Fac * Charles MD DEC 1993 Y Y Y Y HIGH (and Woodbridge Research Facility, VA) Gunpowder Mil Res * Glen Arm Baltimore MD JUL 1992 Y N N Y MOD Ft George G. Meade * Anne Arundel MD NOV 1991 Y Y Y Y HIGH Ft George G. Meade Anne Arundel MD DEC 1989 Y N Ft Ritchie Washington MD DEC 1992 N N Y Y LOW Ft Ritchie Washington MD JUL 1992 N N Y LOW Ft Ritchie Washington MD NOV 1991 N N N Y LOW Ft Ritchie * Washington MD NOV 1990 Y Y Y Y LOW Ft Ritchie Washington MD NOV 1988 Y N Y SOME Naval Air Station, * St. Mary's MD DEC 1991 Y Y Y Y Y HIGH Patuxent River Naval Service Warfare Center, * Charles MD NOV 1991 Y N N Y MOD Indian Head Woodbridge Research Adelphi(MD)Prince William(VA) MD JAN 1992 Y Y Y N Y MOD Facility * Massachusetts ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Curtis Guild * Reading Middlesex MA JUN 1992 Y N N Y LOW Camp Edwards * Bourne Worcester/Barnstable MA DEC 1992 Y Y Y Y HIGH Camp Edwards Bourne Worcester/Barnstable MA DEC 1991 Y Y Y N Y HIGH Camp Edwards Bourne Worcester/Barnstable MA JUN 1988 Y Y SOME Camp Edwards Bourne Worcester/Barnstable MA JUL 1986 Y SOME Camp Edwards Bourne Worcester/Barnstable MA JUN 1985 Y SOME Ft Devens * Middlesex/Worcester MA DEC 1991 Y N N Y MOD Michigan ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Grayling Crawford MI NOV 1992 N N LOW Minnesota ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Ripley * Little Falls Morrison MN MAY 1996 Y Y Y Y Camp Ripley * Little Falls Morrison MN FEB 1993 Y Y HIGH Camp Ripley * Little Falls Morrison MN JUN 1992 Y Y Y N Y HIGH Camp Ripley Little Falls Morrison MN JUN 1989 Y N N Y LOW Mississippi ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Shelby * Hattiesburg MS APR 1989 Y N N N Y LOW Columbus AFB * Columbus MS NOV 1991 Y Y N SOME Missouri ---------------------------------------------------- Ft Leonard Wood * MO NOV 1994 Y N N SOME Ft Leonard Wood MO JUL 1994 Y SOME Ft Leonard Wood MO MAR 1993 Y N Ft Leonard Wood * MO MAY 1992 Y N N Y Y MOD Lake City A.A.P. * Independence Jackson MO JUN 1993 Y N N N Y LOW Missouri National Guard in Southeastern MO MO JUL 1994 N N Weldon Spring MO MAY 1992 N N LOW New Jersey ---------------------------------------------------- Ft Dix * Wrightstown Burlington/Ocean NJ DEC 1991 Y Y Y Y HIGH Ft Dix Wrightstown Burlington/Ocean NJ DEC 1990 Y Y Y SOME Ft Dix * Wrightstown Burlington/Ocean NJ DEC 1988 Y Y Y Y SOME Ft Monmouth * Eatontown Monmouth NJ JUN 1992 Y N N Y LOW Lakehurst Nvl Air CtrLakehurst NJ DEC 1991 N POTL Naval Weapons Station * Colts Neck NJ DEC 1991 Y Y N Y HIGH Earle Naval Weapons Station * Colts Neck NJ MAY 1990 Y Y Y SOME Earle Picatinny Arsenal * Morris NJ JAN 1993 Y Y Y Y HIGH Sea Girt Training * Sea Girt Monmouth NJ JUN 1992 Y Y N Y LOW Center New York ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Smith * Peekskill Westchester NY JUN 1992 Y Y Y HIGH Camp Smith Peekskill Westchester NY MAY 1990 Y N Y SOME Ft Drum * Jefferson NY JUL 1993 Y N N LOW Ft Drum Jefferson NY NOV 1991 N N LOW Ft Drum Jefferson NY JUN 1991 Y N LOW Seneca Army Depot Romulus Seneca NY NOV 1992 N N N LOW Seneca Army Depot Romulus Seneca NY NOV 1990 N N N N NONE US Military Academy * West Point Orange NY JUN 1992 N Y Y MOD US Military Academy * West Point Orange NY NOV 1989 Y N North Carolina ---------------------------------------------------- Ft Bragg Fayetteville Cumberland/Hoke NC NOV 1993 Y N Y SOME Ft Bragg * Fayetteville Cumberland/Hoke NC OCT 1992 Y N N MOD Ft Bragg Fayetteville Cumberland/Hoke NC AUG 1991 Y Y SOME Ft Bragg * Fayetteville Cumberland/Hoke NC NOV 1990 Y Y Y Y SOME Ft Bragg Fayetteville Cumberland/Hoke NC OCT 1987 Y N North Dakota ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Grafton Devils Lake Ramsey/Eddy ND AUG 1994 N N LOW Grand Forks AFB * ND JUL 1995 Y N N N N LOW Oklahoma ---------------------------------------------------- Ft Sill * Comanche OK MAY 1993 Y N Y SOME Ft Sill Comanche OK DEC 1992 Y N Y Ft Sill * Comanche OK MAR 1992 Y Y N SOME Ft Sill Comanche OK DEC 1987 Y N POTL McAlester A.A.P. * McAlester Pittsburg OK NOV 1993 Y N Y SOME McAlester A.A.P. McAlester Pittsburg OK SEP 1993 Y N SOME McAlester A.A.P. McAlester Pittsburg OK DEC 1991 Y N N SOME McAlester A.A.P. * McAlester Pittsburg OK SEP 1991 Y Y Y McAlester A.A.P. * McAlester Pittsburg OK JUN 1990 Y Y Oregon ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Rilea * Clatsop OR JUN 1992 Y N N N LOW Pennsylvania ---------------------------------------------------- Ft Indiantown Gap Annville Lebanon PA JUN 1993 N N Y LOW Ft Indiantown Gap * Annville Lebanon PA DEC 1991 Y N N Y MOD Ft Indiantown Gap * Annville Lebanon PA NOV 1990 Y Y Y LOW Ft Indiantown Gap Annville Lebanon PA NOV 1988 N LOW Letterkenny Army Dpt Chambersburg Franklin PA DEC 1990 N N N NONE Tobyhanna Army Depot * Tobyhanna Monroe PA JUN 1992 Y Y N Y MOD Tobyhanna Army Depot Tobyhanna Monroe PA DEC 1986 N N NONE South Carolina ---------------------------------------------------- Ft Jackson Fort Jackson Richland SC NOV 1992 Y N Y SOME Ft Jackson * Fort Jackson Richland SC AUG 1992 Y N Y SOME Ft Jackson * Fort Jackson Richland SC APR 1990 Y Y N LOW Ft Jackson Fort Jackson Richland SC NOV 1987 Y N N Y POTL Marine Corps Recruit Depot * Parris Island SC MAY 1995 Y MOD Tennessee ---------------------------------------------------- Arnold AF Station Tullahoma TN JUL 1993 Y N Holston A.A.P. Kingsport Hawkins/Sullivan TN NOV 1991 N N Holston A.A.P. * Kingsport Hawkins/Sullivan TN OCT 1990 Y Y Volunteer A.A.P. Chattanooga Hamilton TN NOV 1991 N N Volunteer A.A.P. Chattanooga Hamilton TN NOV 1990 N Volunteer A.A.P. * Chattanooga Hamilton TN JUL 1990 Y Y Texas ---------------------------------------------------- Camp Bullis Camp Bullis Bexar TX SEP 1994 N N Camp Bullis * Camp Bullis Bexar TX NOV 1992 Y N Y SOME Ft Hood * TX NOV 1993 Y N Y SOME Ft Hood TX FEB 1993 Y N Y SOME Virginia ---------------------------------------------------- Ft A.P. Hill Bowling Green Caroline VA NOV 1993 Y Y N HIGH Ft A.P. Hill * Bowling Green Caroline VA NOV 1992 Y Y Y Y HIGH Ft A.P. Hill * Bowling Green Caroline VA NOV 1991 Y Y N Y Y HIGH Ft A.P. Hill Bowling Green Caroline VA NOV 1990 Y Y N Y SOME Ft A.P. Hill Bowling Green Caroline VA DEC 1989 Y Y Y LOW Ft A.P. Hill Bowling Green Caroline VA NOV 1989 Y Y SOME Ft Belvoir * Fairfax VA SEP 1993 Y Y Y Y HIGH Ft Belvoir Fairfax VA MAY 1992 Y Y Y HIGH Ft Eustis * Norfolk James City VA NOV 1993 Y Y Y HIGH Ft Eustis * Norfolk James City VA NOV 1990 Y Y Y Y REAL Ft Eustis Norfolk James City VA JUN 1990 Y Y REAL Ft Lee * Fort Lee Prince George VA MAY 1993 Y N Y N MOD Ft Lee * Fort Lee Prince George VA NOV 1988 N Y Y SOME Ft Pickett * Nottoway VA NOV 1993 Y Y Y MOD Ft Pickett * Nottoway VA NOV 1987 Y N N Y LOW Marine Combat Developement * Prince William VA NOV 1991 Y N Y Y Y HIGH Command, Quantico Naval Service Warfare Center * King George VA DEC 1991 Y N N Y MOD Dahlgren Woodbridge Rsrch Fac Adelphi * Prince William VA DEC 1993 Y Y MOD (See Blossom Point Test Facility, MD, 1993) Washington ---------------------------------------------------- Yakima Training Ctr * Yakima Yakima WA MAY 1993 Y N N N LOW Washington DC ---------------------------------------------------- Walter Reed Med Ctr * Washington, DC Montgomery DC MAY 1992 Y N Y Y MOD Wisconsin ---------------------------------------------------- Badger A.A.P. * Baraboo Sauk WI JUL 1993 Y N N N Y MOD Ft McCoy * Sparta Monroe WI JUN 1996 Y N N Y HIGH Ft McCoy * Sparta Monroe WI SEP 1992 Y Y HIGH Ft McCoy Sparta Monroe WI NOV 1987 Y Y Y SOME Ft McCoy * Sparta Monroe WI MAY 1987 Y Y Y Y SOME Ft McCoy Sparta Monroe WI MAY 1985 SOME Ft McCoy Sparta Monroe WI MAY 1983 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This summary prepared by: Art Doherty doherty@utech.net 4448 Libra Drive Lompoc, CA 93436 (805) 733-5253