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Lyme Disease Sickens More In NY Than Almost Any Other State: CDC
Figures show the tick-borne illness is prevalent in the state.
By Adam Nichols, Patch Staff | Apr 8, 2019 3:14 pm ET
NEW YORK ? Lyme disease has infected more people in New York than in almost any other U.S. state, according to government figures released as the latest tick season starts.
The illness was confirmed in 3,502 patients in the state in 2017, the most recent year that the numbers are available. Another 1,653 cases weren't confirmed but are deemed likely to be Lyme disease.
Only Pennsylvania and New Jersey had more confirmed cases, with 9,250 and 3,629 respectively. Most states had far fewer ? after New York, Wisconsin was the state with the fourth most cases, with just 1,794, according to the Centers For Disease Control...
Lyme Disease Sickens More In NY Than Almost Any Other State: CDC
Figures show the tick-borne illness is prevalent in the state.
By Adam Nichols, Patch Staff | Apr 8, 2019 3:14 pm ET
NEW YORK ? Lyme disease has infected more people in New York than in almost any other U.S. state, according to government figures released as the latest tick season starts.
The illness was confirmed in 3,502 patients in the state in 2017, the most recent year that the numbers are available. Another 1,653 cases weren't confirmed but are deemed likely to be Lyme disease.
Only Pennsylvania and New Jersey had more confirmed cases, with 9,250 and 3,629 respectively. Most states had far fewer ? after New York, Wisconsin was the state with the fourth most cases, with just 1,794, according to the Centers For Disease Control...