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State Statistics:

* Reported cases:
Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (
02-07-10): 93

Actual Cases:
Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold: 930

* 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 27 species of ticks occur in Nevada.

 

Other Vector and Tickborne diseases found in Nevada: 

  • Borrelia coriaceae- Epizootic Bovine Abortion (EBA) [1]
     
  • Borrelia crocidurae
     
  • Borrelia hermsii- Northern America Relapsing Fever
     
  • Borrelia parkeri- Western Relapsing Fever
     
  • Colorado Tick Fever
     
  • Ehrlichia equi- Equine Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
     
  • Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
     
  • Morgellons
     
  • Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

     

Tick Vectors- Pathogen: 

  • Amblyomma americanum- Lone Star tick
       Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

  • Argasidae Ornithodoros coriaceus- Pajahuello tick
      
    Borrelia coriaceae- Epizootic Bovine Abortion (EBA)
      
    Borrelia crocidurae
      

  • Argasidae Ornithodoros hermsi- Relapsing Fever tick
      
    Borrelia hermsii- Northern America Relapsing Fever
     
  • Argasidae Ornithodoros parkeri- Cooley tick
      
    Borrelia parkeri- Western Relapsing Fever
     
  • Ixodes pacificus- Western Black-legged tick
       Borrelia
    burgdorferi- Lyme disease
      
    Ehrlichia equi- Equine Granulocytic 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 andersoni- Rocky Mountain Wood tick
       Colorado Tick Fever
  • Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis- American Dog tick, Eastern Wood tick or Wood tick
      
    Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

      

Sources:

1) 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.

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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