State Statistics:
New York
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State Statistics:* Reported cases:
Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (3-22-08): 88,208Actual Cases:
Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold: 882,080* New York Known Fatalities: 31
* 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 New York:
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)
- Babesia microti
- Babesia odocoilei
- Bartonella elizabethae
Bartonella henselae
Bartonella quintana
Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
Colorado Tick Fever
Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
Morgellons
Powassan Encephalitis
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)Argasidae Ornithodoros talaje
- Ixodes dentatus- Rabbit tick
Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease
- Ixodes scapularis (formerly Ixodes dammini)- Black-legged tick or Deer tick
Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)
Babesia microti
Babesia odocoilei
Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease
- Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis- American Dog tick or Wood tick
Colorado Tick Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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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