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Article: CDC reports Lyme disease rates have more than doubled since 1991.(Centers for Disease Control)(HEALTH FINDINGS: The latest public health studies and research)(Disease/Disorder overview)
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- The Nation's Health
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- September 1, 2007
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REPORTED cases of Lyme disease have more than doubled since 1991 in the United States, and 93 percent of all such cases have been concentrated in 10 states, according to a report in the June 15 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
"This increase in cases is most likely the result of both a true increase in the frequency of the disease as well as better recognition and reporting due to enhanced detection of cases," said Paul Mead, MD, MPH, a medical epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and ...