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About 63,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2022, according to a report released last month. That’s a nearly 70% jump in the number of ...
The disease and the ticks that cause it, are spreading across the country. While northeast has been hit the worst, WA has seen a rise, too. Lyme disease case counts are rising across the US.
The cases increased by 60 percent in rural areas from 2016 to 2021 alone, peaking nationally in June and July. Most cases of the disease can be treated within… Lyme disease cases soar in rural ...
Lyme Disease Awareness Month is observed every May internationally, especially in countries where Lyme disease is common. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Lyme disease is caused by a tick-borne parasite, and Lyme Disease Awareness Month includes initiatives aimed at prevention and early identification of possible Lyme disease cases.
[1] [2] [5] [6] Cases involving an erythema migrans rash, which is a classic feature of Lyme disease, have been reported, but are believed to likely be the result of co-infection with B. burgdorferi and the development of co-morbid Lyme disease. [2]
Cases of Lyme disease in Tuscarawas County dogs are slightly higher for 2024 with 449 cases (12.29% or about 1 in 8 dogs tested for Lyme disease) as of July 9, according to the Companion Animal ...
Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [4] [9] [10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. [1]
Diseases spread by ticks and other insects are becoming more common in the United States, but a new methodology for tracking Lyme disease may overestimate the significant spike in cases seen in 2022.