State Statistics:                                                                                                Tennessee
Home  About Us  The Memorial Park  The Buried Truth  In Memory Of  Articles  Fatality Citations  Autopsy Reports  National Statistics  State Statistics  Become a Member  In the News  Our Physicians  Educational Links  Comments  Contact Us	Support: Tennessee State Related Articles: Advocate Warns of Lyme Disease Bredesen illness puts big focus on the tiny tick Tennessee Remembers... State Statistics: * Reported cases: Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (02-07-10): 649 Actual Cases: Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold: 6,490 * 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 Tennessee:  Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)   Babesia canis- Canine Babesia   Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease [1]   Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI) [1,3]   Canine Ehrlichiosis   Cytauxzoon felis- Cytauxzoonosis [2]   Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME) [4]   Ehrlichia ewingii- Canine Granulocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (CGE) and (HGA) [4]   Ehrlichiosis   Francisella tularensis- Tularemia   Morgellons   Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever   Tick Vectors- Pathogen:  Amblyomma americanum- Lone Star tick    Borrelia lonestari- Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)    Ehrlichia chaffeensis- Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (HME)    Ehrlichia ewingii- Canine Granulocytotropic Ehrlichiosis (CGE) and (HGA)    Ehrlichiosis    Francisella tularensis- Tularemia   Amblyomma maculatum- Gulf Coast tick   Ixodes cookei- Groundhog tick or Woodchuck tick   Ixodes scapularis (formerly Ixodes dammini)- Black-legged tick, Deer tick or Bear tick    Anaplasma phagocytophilum- Human Granulocytotropic Anaplasmosis (HGA)    Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease   Ixodes texanus- Raccoon tick   Ixodes Dermacentor variabilis- American Dog tick or Wood tick    Cytauxzoon felis- Cytauxzoonosis    Francisella tularensis- Tularemia    Rickettsia rickettsii- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever   Rhipicephalus sanguineus- Brown Dog tick or Red Dog tick    Babesia canis- Canine Babesia    Canine Ehrlichiosis    Sources: 1) Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia lonestari in birds in Tennessee. Jordan BE, Onks KR, Hamilton SW, et al.  J Med Entomol 2009 Jan; 46(1):131-8. 2) The detection of Cytauxzoon felis in apparently healthy free-roaming cats in the USA. Haber MD, Tucker MD, Marr HS, Levy JK, Burgess J, Lappin MR, Birkenheuer AJ  Vet Parasitol 2007 Mar 26. 3) Detection of Borrelia lonestari in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) from Tennessee. Stegall-Faulk T, Clark DC, Wright SM. J Med Entomol. 2003 Jan;40(1):100-2. 4) Prevalence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii in Ticks from Tennessee. Sara B. Cohen et al. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Published online, ahead of print October 30, 2009.   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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