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State Statistics:* Reported cases:
Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (02-07-10): 348Actual Cases:
Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold: 3,480* 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.
Other Vector and Tickborne diseases found in South Carolina:
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)
- Babesia canis- Canine Babesia
- Borrelia americana sp. [4]
- Borrelia bissettii
- Borrelia carolinensis [2]
- Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
- Canine Ehrlichiosis
- Cytauxzoon felis- Cytauxzoonosis [3]
- Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
- Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
- Morgellons
- Rickettsia felis (formerly ELB agent)- Flea-borne Rickettsia
- Rickettsia parkeri
- Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Tick Paralysis
Tick Vectors- Pathogen:
- Amblyomma americanum- Lone Star tick
Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)
Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
- Amblyomma maculatum- Gulf Coast tick
Rickettsia parkeri
- Aponomma trimaculatum
- Argasidae Carios capensis- Seabird tick
Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
Rickettsia felis (formerly ELB agent)- Flea-borne Rickettsia
- Argasidae persicus- Poultry tick
- Argasidae Otobius megnini- Spinose ear tick
- Haemaphysalis chordeilis- Bird tick
- Ixodes affinis
- Ixodes brunneus- Bird tick
Tick Paralysis
- Ixodes dentatus- Eastern Rabbit tick
- Ixodes minor
Borrelia americana sp.
- Ixodes muris
- Ixodes scapularis (formerly Ixodes dammini)- Black-legged tick, Deer tick or Bear tick
Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)
Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease
- Ixodes Dermacentor andersoni- Rocky Mountain Wood tick
Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis- American Dog tick or Wood tick
Cytauxzoon felis- Cytauxzoonosis
Francisella tularensis- Tularemia
Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus- Brown Dog tick
Babesia canis- Canine Babesia
Canine Ehrlichiosis
Sources:
1) Borrelia, Coxiella, and Rickettsia in Carios capensis (Acari: Argasidae) from a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) rookery in South Carolina, USA.
Reeves WK, Loftis AD, Sanders F, et al.
Exp Appl Acarol 2006 Jul 5.2) Borrelia carolinensis sp.nov. - a new (14th) member of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex from the southeastern United States.
Nataliia Rudenko, Maryna Golovchenko, Libor Grubhoffer, and James H. Oliver Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.01183-083) Cytauxzoon felis infection in cats in the mid-Atlantic states: 34 cases (1998-2004).
Birkenheuer AJ, Le JA, Valenzisi AM, Tucker MD, Levy MG, Breitschwerdt EB
J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006 Feb 15; 228(4):568-71.4) Delineation of a new species of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, Borrelia americana sp.nov.
Nataliia Rudenko*, Maryna Golovchenko, Tao Lin, Lihui Gao, Libor Grubhoffer, and James H. Oliver Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.01050-09
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