According to the The Washington Post, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that up to 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease annually.
This estimate is considerably higher than the 20,000 to 30,000 Lyme cases reported each year. According to the article, CDC officials have long known that not all doctors report all Lyme cases and the true Lyme count was likely higher than the reported figures.
Connecticut is one of 13 states accounting for a majority of Lyme cases. Many of the other states are also in the northeast.
CDC’s website contains considerable information about Lyme disease, for both patients and health care providers. For example, there is a reference manual for providers on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Among other things, the manual provides information on where the diseases are found, incubation periods, signs and symptoms, and general laboratory findings and related information.
