Anaplasmosis on the rise in New York State

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Source: https://wnyt.com/health/anaplasmosis-tickborne-illness-warren-county/6166661/?cat=10114


Tickborne illness found in Warren County could be fatal if left untreated
Mark Mulholland
Created: July 09, 2021 07:25 PM

Warren County is seeing an alarming increase in a tickborne illness known as anaplasmosis.

The symptoms of anaplasmosis can be even more severe than Lyme disease...

...Sopchick's is one of 40 documented cases in Warren County this year. That's more than quadruple last year. Some say it's simple math that more ticks equals more disease...

 

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Source: https://www.wxxinews.org/post/tick-borne-illness-rarer-lyme-rise-new-york


Tick-borne illness, rarer than Lyme, on the rise in New York
By Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo • 19 hours ago

Tick-borne illnesses are often associated with Lyme disease, which is still one of the most common tick-borne illnesses in New York. An estimated 30% to 50% of ticks carry the disease.

But in recent years, cases involving another, rarer tick-borne disease called anaplasmosis have been growing. Across the state, experts and local health departments report the number of ticks carrying anaplasma, the organism that causes anaplasmosis, has been increasing in the region.

“We were looking at three or four percent, maybe five percent or more of the ticks had anaplasma, the offending organism,” said Ralph Garruto, one of the directors of Binghamton University’s tick-borne disease center. “Our impression is that probably, you can find five percent, maybe even up to ten percent in areas, it definitely seems to be increasing.”

Garruto said it is difficult to track the actual numbers of tick-borne illnesses, like anaplasmosis and lyme disease. One reason is many physicians still do not test for anaplasmosis, because it has been rare until recently...

...In Broome County, there were zero cases of anaplasmosis in 2014. In 2019, there were 23 cases. This year, 20 more cases have already been reported. The county’s health department warned residents to take precautions, such as using repellants, frequently checking for ticks, and showering within two hours of being in high-concentration areas...

 

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Source: https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonva...aplasmosis-cases-jump-Putnam-Cty-16332015.php

Cases of rare tick-borne disease increase 81 percent in Putnam County
The six-month case count for anaplasmosis far exceeds cases seen in past five years
Cloey Callahan
July 22, 2021
Updated: July 22, 2021 11:09 a.m.

Another tick-borne illness is on the rise. Putnam County officials have reported 47 confirmed cases of anaplasmosis there in the first six months of the year, nearly doubling the average 26 cases the county has seen each of the past five years.

The rise in anaplasmosis, a typically rare and sometimes deadly tick-borne disease, is also being seen in the Capital Region, with Warren and Rensselaer County health departments reporting a surge in cases, too...