Wow amazing stats of lyme disease ...

[bwifan]

As someone with a child with major long term damage from lyme disease this is very sobering. Amazing as we all know how under reported and misdiagnosed lyme disease is at this point. Scary ... This link from the cdc is beyond sobering especially those living in the mid atlantic and new england. Page through the 16 pages of reported cases listed on the image of the US and PA is basically ground zero on this link just staggering. The damage to people and strain on our healthcare system is going to be large.

https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/index.html

 

[Woodpecker]

What is Massachusetts doing? It seems to be working.

 

[bwifan]

What is Massachusetts doing? It seems to be working.

Not sure they are doing anything my guess would be misdiagnosis and many cases going unreported. So many have lyme and think they have the flu or something else.

 

[Ranger Dan]

What is Massachusetts doing? It seems to be working.

My guess is not participating in the study...

 

[gamblepsu]

yeah if you look at every other year, Mass is fully covered.

 

[PS4814]

My guess is not participating in the study...

Same with Ohia and West Viginia I'm guessing?

 

[Woodpecker]

My guess is not participating in the study...

That was my initial thought but the number was >0 and they seemed in line in previous years
State 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Confirmed 2016Probable 2016Incidence*
Massachusetts 1432 2988 3960 4019 2380 1801 3396 3816 3646 2922 146 52 2.1
Pennsylvania 3242 3994 3818 4950 3298 4739 4146 4981 6470 7351 8988 2455 70.3

 

[wbcincy]

That was my initial thought but the number was >0 and they seemed in line in previous years
State 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Confirmed 2016Probable 2016Incidence*
Massachusetts 1432 2988 3960 4019 2380 1801 3396 3816 3646 2922 146 52 2.1
Pennsylvania 3242 3994 3818 4950 3298 4739 4146 4981 6470 7351 8988 2455 70.3

It would sure be odd if ticks were being so respectful of state lines...

 

[bwifan]

It would sure be odd if ticks were being so respectful of state lines...

Was thinking Mass put a moat of DDT around the state line

 

[joeparules]

We were just up in State College for Parents Weekend for my daughter's sorority. They had knitted items wrapped around street lights down town with Lyme awareness cards attached. Thought maybe it was Lyme Disease awareness month, but Google says that is May. It is scary how often it is misdiagnosed. Very sorry to hear about your child bwifan.