The CDC has published “TICKBORNE DISEASES OF THE UNITED STATES A Reference Manual for Healthcare Providers Fifth Edition, 2018” that provides the following advice: TICK BITES/PREVENTION Ticks are generally found near the ground, in brushy or wooded areas. They can’t… Read More
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CDC Reports Record Number Of Tickborne Diseases In U.S. In 2017
The CDC reported on November 14, 2018 that state and local health departments reported a record number of cases of tickborne disease to the CDC in 2017. Cases of Lyme disease, anaplasmosis/ehrlichiosis, spotted fever rickettsiosis (including Rocky Mountain spotted fever),… Read More
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Applies Discovery Rule In Reinstating Failure To Diagnose Lyme Disease Case
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Middle District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) held in its opinion filed on October 17, 2018, “we respectfully find that the Superior Court erred by concluding, as a matter of law, that Plaintiffs knew or should have… Read More
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“Lyme Disease in 2018”
An article published on August 2, 2018 in JAMA entitled Lyme Disease in 2018 provides important information regarding Lyme disease in the United States, including: “There has been considerable publicity about substantial increases in the incidence of Lyme disease; however,… Read More
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CDC Warns About Rising Risk Of Vectorborne Diseases In U.S.
In its “Vital Signs: Trends in Reported Vectorborne Disease Cases — United States and Territories, 2004–2016” published on May 1, 2018, the CDC reported that the data regarding the occurrence of nationally reportable vectorborne diseases during 2004–2016, which are most… Read More
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Facebook Post Helps To Torpedo Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis Case
In its decision filed on December 22, 2016, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Appellate Court”) held that reasonable minds could not differ in the conclusion that the medical malpractice plaintiff knew, or reasonably should have known, between July and September,… Read More
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Does Chronic Lyme Disease Exist?
One of the most common medical malpractice inquiries we receive are from people throughout the United States who are suffering chronic and often debilitating symptoms that they firmly believe are due to the unnecessary and negligent delay in diagnosing their… Read More
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Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (Chronic Lyme Disease)
We often receive calls and inquiries from people throughout the United States who have chronic Lyme disease (properly called post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome) who claim that their healthcare providers failed to timely and properly diagnose their Lyme disease and/or misdiagnosed their Lyme disease as… Read More
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May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
May 2014 is Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the United States, focusing attention on Lyme disease prevention and treatment. The CDC’s most current statistics regarding the number of reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States, from 2003 through 2012, indicate… Read More
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White-Footed Mouse May Spread Lyme Disease
It is well known that the “deer tick” (blacklegged tick) can be a carrier of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease and that deer are known hosts of adult deer ticks. However, the question has been posed as to why there has been a rise in the… Read More
