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Home  About Us  The Memorial Park  The Buried Truth  In Memory Of  Articles  Fatality Citations  Autopsy Reports  National Statistics  State Statistics  Become a Member  In the News  Our Physicians  Educational Links  Comments  Contact Us	California Support: California Lyme Disease Association (CALDA) State Related Articles: Lyme disease often misdiagnosed Health Official: Coming Months are High Season for Ticks Tick-borne Relapsing Fever: A Tahoe Tale State Statistics: * Reported cases: Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (3-22-08): 3,212 Actual Cases: Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold: 32,120 * California Known Fatalities: 26 * 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. * At least 48 species of ticks occur in California.   Other Vector and Tickborne diseases found in California:  Anaplasma marginale Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA) Babesia conradae Babesia microti Babesia odocoilei Babesia WA1 Babesiosis Bartonella elizabethae Bartonella henselae Bartonella quintana Borrelia bissettii Borrelia californiensis Borrelia crocidurae Borrelia hermsii- Northern America Relapsing Fever Borrelia miyamotoi Borrelia parkeri- Western Relapsing Fever Borrelia talaje Borrelia turicatae- Southwestern Relapsing Fever Borrelia genomospecies 1 and 2 Brucellosis Colorado Tick Fever Canine Babesiosis Canine Ehrlichiosis Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME) Ehrlichia equi- Equine Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Ehrlichia ewingii- Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE) Ehrlichiosis Epizootic bovine abortion (EBA) Mono Lake virus Morgellons Powassan Query fever Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Tick Paralysis Tularemia   Tick Vectors- Pathogen:  Amblyomma cajennense- Cayenne tick    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever   Argasidae monolakensis- Bird tick    Mono Lake virus   Argasidae persicus- Poultry tick   Argasidae sanchezi- Poultry tick   Argasidae Carios rossi   Argasidae Ornithodoros coriaceus- Pajahuello tick    Borrelia crocidurae    Epizootic bovine abortion (EBA)   Argasidae Ornithodoros hermsi- Relapsing Fever tick    Borrelia hermsii- Northern America Relapsing Fever   Argasidae Ornithodoros parkeri- O. parkeri or Cooley tick    Borrelia parkeri- Western Relapsing Fever   Argasidae Ornithodoros talaje    Borrelia talaje   Argasidae Ornithodoros turicata- Relapsing Fever tick    Borrelia turicatae- Southwestern Relapsing Fever   Argasidae Otobius lagophilus   Argasidae Otobius megnini- Spinose ear tick    Colorado Tick Fever    Query fever    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever    Tick Paralysis    Tularemia   Haemaphysalis leporispalustris- Rabbit tick    Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease   Ixodes angustus    Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease   Ixodes neotomae    Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease   Ixodes pacificus- Western black-legged tick    Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)    Babesia microti    Bartonella henselae    B. quintana    B. washoensis    B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii    Borrelia bissettii    Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease    Borrelia miyamotoi    Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)    Ehrlichia equi- Equine Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever    Tularemia   Ixodes scapularis (formerly Ixodes dammini)- Black-legged tick or Deer tick    Babesia microti    Babesia odocoilei   Ixodes Dermacentor albipictus- Winter tick, Moose tick or Elk tick   Ixodes Dermacentor andersoni- Rocky Mountain Wood tick    Colorado Tick Fever    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever    Tick Paralysis    Tularemia   Ixodes Dermacentor occidentalis- Pacific Coast tick    Anaplasma marginale    Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)    Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease    Colorado Tick Fever    Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever    Tularemia   Ixodes Dermacentor parumapertus   Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis- American Dog tick or Wood tick    Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)    Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease    Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever    Tick Paralysis    Tularemia   Rhipicephalus sanguineus- Brown Dog tick or Red Dog tick    Bartonella henselae    Canine Babesiosis    Canine Ehrlichiosis    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever            Sources: Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from a coastal region of California. Holden K, Boothby JT, Anand S, et al. J Med Entomol 2003 Jul; 40(4):534-9. Detection of a Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato relapsing-fever group spirochete from Ixodes pacificus in California. Mun J, Eisen RJ, Eisen L, et al. J Med Entomol 2006 Jan; 43(1):120-3. Detection of Rickettsia rickettsii and Bartonella henselae in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks from California. Wikswo ME, Hu R, Metzger ME, Eremeeva ME. J Med Entomol. 2007Jan; 44 (1): 158-62. Identification of the etiologic agent of epizootic bovine abortion in field-collected Ornithodoros coriaceus Koch ticks. Chen CI, King DP, Blanchard MT, et al.  Vet Microbiol 2007 Mar 10; 120(3-4):320-7.     Ticks Commonly Encountered in California State Health Department Cautions Californians California Division of Communicable Disease Control UC Davis Babesia Project http://lyme.org/resources/1980-cumulative.htm http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047449.htm http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5353a1.htm http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/htm/bc/tzns01.htm http://www.lymeinfo.net/coinfections.html
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