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Lyme disease

 

Illinois Remembers...


State Statistics:

* Reported cases:
Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (
02-07-10): 1,221

Actual Cases:
Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold:
12,210

* 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 15 species of ticks occur in Illinois.

 

Other Vector and Tickborne diseases found in Illinois: 

  • Anaplasma marginale- Bovine Anaplasmosis [1]
     
  • Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
     
  • Ehrlichiosis
     
  • Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
     
  • Morgellons
     
  • Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
     

Tick Vectors- Pathogen: 

  • Amblyomma americanum- Lone Star tick
       Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
       Ehrlichiosis
       Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
       Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
     
  • Ixodes scapularis (formerly Ixodes dammini)- Black-legged tick, Deer tick or Bear tick
       Borrelia
    burgdorferi- Lyme disease
     
  • Ixodes Dermacentor albipictus- Winter tick, Moose tick or Elk tick
     
  • Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis- American Dog tick, Eastern Wood tick or Wood tick
      
    Ehrlichiosis
      
    Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
      
    Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
     
  • Rhipicephalus sanguineus- Brown Dog tick or Red Dog tick


Sources:

1) Anaplasma marginale msp1alpha genotypes evolved under positive selection pressure but are not markers for geographic isolates.
de la Fuente J, Van Den Bussche RA, Prado TM, Kocan KM 
J Clin Microbiol 2003 Apr; 41(4):1609-16.

 

Illinois Department of Public Health

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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