State Statistics:
Missouri
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State Statistics:* Reported cases:
Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (3-22-08): 1,371Actual Cases:
Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold: 13,710* Missouri Known Fatalities: 11
* 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 Missouri:
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)
- Babesia MO1
- Cytauxzoon felis
- Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
- Ehrlichia ewingii- Canine Granulocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (CGE) and (HGA)
- Morgellons
- Query Fever
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Tick Paralysis
- Tularemia
Tick Vectors- Pathogen:
- Amblyomma americanum- Lone Star tick
Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease
Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
Ehrlichia ewingii- Canine Granulocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (CGE) and (HGA)
Query Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Tick Paralysis
Tularemia
- Ixodes dentatus- Rabbit tick
Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease
- Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis- American Dog tick, Eastern Wood tick or Wood tick
Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease
Sources:
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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