CDC Reports Record Number Of Tickborne Diseases In U.S. In 2017
December 1, 2018
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), babesiosis, tularemia, and [...]
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New Lyme Disease Statistics (2013)
September 4, 2013
The CDC reported on August 19, 2013 that preliminary estimates indicate that the number of Americans diagnosed with Lyme disease each year is around 300,000, based on findings from three ongoing CDC studies that use different methods. The first study analyzes medical claims information for ap[...]
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A New Lyme Disease Vaccine?
July 27, 2013
Efforts are being made toward a new and effective Lyme disease vaccine. Baxter Healthcare Corporation has recently reported the results of its Phase 1/2 Lyme Vaccine Study that began on March 1, 2011 and ended on May 8, 2012. Study participants received three primary immunizations and one booster [...]
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Tick-Borne Encephalitis Leads To $41,750,000 Verdict
July 6, 2013
On March 27, 2013, after eight days of trial, a Connecticut federal jury returned a verdict in the amount of $41,750,000 in favor of a now 20-year-old New York woman who contracted a very serious disease as a result of a tick bite that she experienced during her high school trip to China that h[...]
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