State Statistics:                                                                                                      Kansas
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	Support: Kansas Kansas Lyme Fighters, Inc. Lyme Association of Greater Kansas City Inc. (LAGKC) State Related Articles: Protection From Insect Borne Diseases Take Action To Prevent Tick And Mosquito Bites Kansas Remembers... State Statistics: * Reported cases: Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (02-07-10): 476 Actual Cases: Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold: 4,760 * Lyme disease became reportable in 1990. * 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.   Other Vector and Tickborne diseases found in Kansas:  Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)   Anaplasmosis   Babesia canis- Canine Babesia   Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI)   Brucellosis   Canine Ehrlichiosis   Canine Hepatozoonosis   Ehrlichiosis   Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)   Cytauxzoon felis- Cytauxzoonosis [1]   Francisella tularensis- Tularemia   Morgellons   Relapsing Fever   Rickettsia Coxiella burnetii- Query Fever (Q Fever)   Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever   Tick Paralysis   Tick Vectors- Pathogen:  Amblyomma Americanum- Lone Star tick    Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)    Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)    Francisella tularensis- Tularemia     Amblyomma maculatum- Gulf Coast tick    Canine Hepatozoonosis    Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)    Francisella tularensis- Tularemia   Haemaphysalis leporispalustris- Rabbit tick   Ixodes brunneus   Ixodes cookei- Groundhog tick   Ixodes kingi   Ixodes sculptus   Ixodes texanus- Raccoon tick   Ixodes woodi   Ixodes Dermacentor albipictus- Winter tick, Moose tick or Elk tick   Ixodes Dermacentor parumapertus   Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis- American Dog tick or Wood tick    Cytauxzoon felis- Cytauxzoonosis      Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever    Tick Paralysis   Ixodes scapularis (formerly Ixodes dammini)- Black-legged tick, Deer tick or Bear tick    Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)    Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease    Otobius megnini- Spinose ear tick    The larvae and nymphs are parasitic. Damage ear tissues.   Rhipicephalus sanguineus- Brown Dog tick    Babesia canis- Canine Babesia    Canine Ehrlichiosis   Sources: 1) Fatal cytauxzoonosis in a free-ranging bobcat (Lynx rufus). Nietfeld JC, Pollock C  J Wildl Dis 2002 Jul; 38(3):607-10.   Distributional maps of various tick species in Kansas Kansas Bureau of Epidemiology & Disease Prevention Ticks in Kansas Kansas Department of Health and Environment 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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