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 The United States of America

 Lyme disease has surpassed AIDS as one of the fastest growing infectious epidemics in our nation, with a cost to society measured in the billions of dollars.1

 The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) surveillance case definition was developed for national reporting of Lyme disease; it is not intended to be used in clinical diagnosis.2


* Reported cases:
Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (02-07-10): 381,552 3

Actual Cases:
Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold: 3,815,520 4, 5

* In the United States, requirements for reporting diseases are mandated by state laws or regulations, and the list of reportable diseases in each state differs.2

* Disease reporting is likely incomplete, and completeness might vary depending on the disease. The degree of completeness of data reporting might be influenced by the diagnostic facilities available; control measures in effect; public awareness of a specific disease; and the interests, resources, and priorities of state and local officials responsible for disease control and public health surveillance.6

* As reported by the CDC, 60 to 75 percent of patients with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever receive an alternate diagnosis on their first visit for medical care.7

 

Vector and Tickborne diseases found in The USA: 

  • Anaplasmosis

  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA) (formerly Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE)),
    Ehrlichia equi- Equine Granulocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (EGE) and
    Ehrlichia ewingii-  Canine Granulocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (CGE)

  • Anaplasma marginale- Bovine Anaplasmosis

  • Anaplasma ovis

  • Anaplasma platys- Canine Ehrlichiosis (formerly Ehrlichia platys)

  • Chlamydia

  • Babesia bigemia- Texas Fever or Bovine Babesia

  • Babesia bovis- Texas Fever or Bovine Babesia

  • Babesia caballi- Equine Piroplasmosis

  • Babesia canis- Canine Babesia

  • Babesia conradae

  • Babesia divergens

  • Babesia duncani- (formerly Babesia WA1)

  • Babesia felis

  • Babesia gibsoni

  • Babesia major

  • Babesia microti

  • Babesia odocoilei

  • Babesia ovis

  • Babesia CA1

  • Babesia MO1

  • Bartonella bacilliformis

  • Bartonella bovis

  • Bartonella clarridgeiae

  • Bartonella elizabethae

  • Bartonella henselae- Cat Scratch Fever

  • Bartonella quintana or Rochalimae quintana- Trench Fever and Bacillary Angiomatosis

  • Bartonella tamiae

  • Bartonella vinsonii berkhoffii

  • Bartonella weissii

  • Borrelia americana sp.

  • Borrelia anserina

  • Borrelia bissettii

  • Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease

  • Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato W97F51

  • Borrelia californiensis

  • Borrelia carolinensis

  • Borrelia coriaceae- Epizootic Bovine Abortion (EBA)

  • Borrelia crocidurae

  • Borrelia hermsii- Northern America Relapsing Fever

  • Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)

  • Borrelia mazzottii- Southern America Relapsing Fever

  • Borrelia miyamotoi

  • Borrelia parkeri- Western Relapsing Fever

  • Borrelia recurrentis- Louseborne Relapsing Fever

  • Borrelia talaje

  • Borrelia turicatae- Southwestern Relapsing Fever

  • Borrelia genomospecies 1 and 2

  • Brucellosis

  • Canine Brucellosis

  • Colorado Tick Fever

  • Cytauxzoon felis- Cytauxzoonosis

  • Deer Tick Virus (DTV)

  • Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)

  • Ehrlichia ruminantium- Tickborne Heartwater

  • Equine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis

  • Encephalitis/ meningitis

  • Florida canine borrelia (FCB)

  • Francisella tularensis- Tularemia

  • Haemobartonellosis

  • Hantavirus

  • Heartwater disease

  • Hepatozoonosis

  • Hepatitis C

  • Leptospirosis

  • Mono Lake virus

  • Morgellons

  • Mycoplasma

  • Mycoplasma fermentans

  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae

  • Mycoplasma penetrans

  • Mycoplasma hominis

  • Mycoplasma genetalium

  • Panola Mountain Ehrlichia

  • Powassan Encephalitis

  • Rickettsia africae

  • Rickettsia amblyommii

  • Rickettsia bellii

  • Rickettsia Coxiella burnetii- Query Fever (Q Fever)

  • Rickettsia felis (formerly ELB agent)- Flea-borne Spotted Fever

  • Rickettsia massiliae

  • Rickettsia montanensis

  • Rickettsia parkeri

  • Rickettsia rhipicephali

  • Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

  • Rickettsia typhi- Murine Typhus

  • Salmonella entoritches

  • Sawgrass Virus

  • Theileria equi (formerly Babesia equi)- Equine Piroplasmosis

  • Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE)

  • Tick Paralysis

  • West Nile Virus

 

Tick Vectors- Pathogens found in the United States:

  • Amblyomma americanum- Lone Star tick

  • Amblyomma auricularium

  • Amblyomma cajennense- Cayenne tick

  • Amblyomma dissimile- Iguana tick

  • Amblyomma elaphense

  • Amblyomma imitator- Imitator tick

  • Amblyomma inornatum- Ixodid tick

  • Amblyomma maculatum- Gulf Coast tick

  • Amblyomma rotundatum

  • Amblyomma tuberculatum- Gophertortoise tick

  • Amblyomma ovale

  • Aponomma trimaculatum

  • Argasidae brevipes- Short legged Bird tick

  • Argasidae cooleyi

  • Argasidae giganteus

  • Argasidae miniatus

  • Argasidae monolakensis- Bird tick

  • Argasidae persicus- Poultry tick

  • Argasidae radiatus- Common Fowl tick

  • Argasidae ricei

  • Argasidae sanchezi- Adobe tick or Fowl tick

  • Argasidae Carios brodyi

  • Argasidae Carios capensis- Seabird tick

  • Argasidae Carios concanensis

  • Argasidae Carios coprophilus

  • Argasidae Carios denmarki

  • Argasidae Carios dyeri

  • Argasidae Carios hasei

  • Argasidae Carios kelleyi (formerly Ornithodoros kelleyi)- Bat tick

  • Argasidae Carios mexicanus

  • Argasidae Carios rossi

  • Argasidae Carios stageri

  • Argasidae Carios talaje (formerly Ornithodoros talaje)

  • Argasidae Carios yumatensis

  • Argasidae Ornithodoros coriaceus- Pajahuello tick

  • Argasidae Ornithodoros dugesi

  • Argasidae Ornithodoros eremicus

  • Argasidae Ornithodoros hermsi- Relapsing Fever tick

  • Argasidae Ornithodoros parkeri- Cooley tick

  • Argasidae Ornithodoros puertoricensis

  • Argasidae Ornithodoros turicata- Relapsing Fever tick

  • Argasidae Otobius lagophilus

  • Argasidae Otobius megnini- Spinose ear tick

  • Argasidae Otobius sparnus

  • Haemaphysalis chordeilis- Bird tick

  • Haemaphysalis leporispalustris- Rabbit tick

  • Ixodes affinis

  • Ixodes angustus

  • Ixodes auritulus- Bird tick

  • Ixodes baergi

  • Ixodes banksi

  • Ixodes brunneus- Bird tick

  • Ixodes conepati

  • Ixodes cookei- Groundhog tick or Woodchuck tick

  • Ixodes dentatus- Eastern Rabbit tick

  • Ixodes eadsi

  • Ixodes eastoni

  • Ixodes hearlei

  • Ixodes gregsoni

  • Ixodes howelli

  • Ixodes jellisoni

  • Ixodes kingi- Rotund tick

  • Ixodes laysanensis

  • Ixodes marmotae

  • Ixodes marxi- Squirrel tick

  • Ixodes minor

  • Ixodes muris- Mouse tick

  • Ixodes neotomae

  • Ixodes ochotonae

  • Ixodes pacificus- Western Black-legged tick

  • Ixodes peromysci

  • Ixodes rugosus

  • Ixodes scapularis (formerly Ixodes dammini)- Black-legged tick, Deer tick or Bear tick

  • Ixodes sculptus

  • Ixodes signatus

  • Ixodes soricis

  • Ixodes spinipalpis

  • Ixodes texanus- Raccoon tick

  • Ixodes tovari

  • Ixodes uriae

  • Ixodes woodi- Woodrat tick

  • Ixodes Dermacentor albipictus- Winter tick, Moose tick or Elk tick

  • Ixodes Dermacentor andersoni- Rocky Mountain Wood tick

  • Ixodes Dermacentor halli

  • Ixodes Dermacentor hunteri

  • Ixodes Dermacentor nigrolineatus

  • Ixodes Dermacentor nitens- Tropical Horse tick

  • Ixodes Dermacentor occidentalis- Pacific Coast tick

  • Ixodes Dermacentor parumapertus- Rabbit tick

  • Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis- American Dog tick, Eastern Wood tick or Wood tick

  • Rhipicephalus Boophilus annulatus- Cattle Fever tick

  • Rhipicephalus Boophilus microplus- Southern Cattle Fever tick

  • Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

  • Rhipicephalus sanguineus- Brown Dog tick or Red Dog tick

 

 


"The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology." 

- Red Auerbach
 

                                
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