State Statistics:
* Reported
cases:
Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (3-22-08):
277
Actual
Cases:
Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold:
2,770
*
South Carolina Known Fatalities:
2
* 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 26 species of
ticks occur in South Carolina.
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