State Statistics:
Maryland
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State Statistics:* Reported cases:
Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (3-22-08): 13,059Actual Cases:
Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold: 130,590* Maryland Known Fatalities: 18
* 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 Maryland:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)
Babesia microti
Bartonella elizabethae
Bartonella henselae
Bartonella quintana
Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
Brucellosis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
Morgellons
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Tularemia
Tick Vectors- Pathogen:
- Amblyomma americanum- Lone Star tick
Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
- Ixodes scapularis (formerly Ixodes dammini)- Black-legged tick or Deer tick
Babesia microti
Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease
- Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis- American Dog tick or Wood tick
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Sources:
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
http://lyme.org/resources/1980-cumulative.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047449.htmhttp://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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