State Statistics:
* Reported
cases:
Lyme Disease Cases as Reported to the CDC 1980-Current (3-22-08):
1,629
Actual
Cases:
Using the CDCs own under-reported standard of 10 fold: 16,290
*
Texas Known Fatalities:
8
*
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* Texas is a passive surveillance state; and it is likely that there is
considerable underreporting of tickborne diseases.
* 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.
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