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Kentucky has the fastest growing lyme disease outbreak in the US, insurance data suggests - while disease is also surging in West Virginia, Ohio and Nebraska, as experts warn more forest cover is allowing diseased ticks to advance south
Insurance claims data showed Kentucky, West Virginia, Idaho, Ohio and Nebraska had the biggest upticks
But New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts had the largest outbreaks in the country, data showed
Experts said that ticks were expanding their range thanks to growing forest cover and deer populations
But surging awareness of the disease thanks to high-profile cases such as Shania Twain may also be behind some of the uptick in insurance claims
FAIR Health - which has one of the largest databases in the country - collected the data
By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 11:13 EDT, 20 August 2022 | Updated: 11:14 EDT, 20 August 2022
Kentucky has the fastest growing Lyme disease outbreak in America, insurance claims data suggests — as experts warn global warming is allowing more aggressive northern ticks to advance into southern and midwestern states.
Statistics showed Kentucky was recording 10 claims per 100,000 people in 2021, up from just five in 2016 — a doubling in five years. West Virginia, Idaho, Ohio and Nebraska each also saw claims surge more than 60 percent over the same period.
Experts warn that higher seasonal temperatures have opened up new habitats for ticks in more mountainous areas, which may be fueling the rise in cases...
Kentucky has the fastest growing lyme disease outbreak in the US, insurance data suggests - while disease is also surging in West Virginia, Ohio and Nebraska, as experts warn more forest cover is allowing diseased ticks to advance south
Insurance claims data showed Kentucky, West Virginia, Idaho, Ohio and Nebraska had the biggest upticks
But New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts had the largest outbreaks in the country, data showed
Experts said that ticks were expanding their range thanks to growing forest cover and deer populations
But surging awareness of the disease thanks to high-profile cases such as Shania Twain may also be behind some of the uptick in insurance claims
FAIR Health - which has one of the largest databases in the country - collected the data
By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 11:13 EDT, 20 August 2022 | Updated: 11:14 EDT, 20 August 2022
Kentucky has the fastest growing Lyme disease outbreak in America, insurance claims data suggests — as experts warn global warming is allowing more aggressive northern ticks to advance into southern and midwestern states.
Statistics showed Kentucky was recording 10 claims per 100,000 people in 2021, up from just five in 2016 — a doubling in five years. West Virginia, Idaho, Ohio and Nebraska each also saw claims surge more than 60 percent over the same period.
Experts warn that higher seasonal temperatures have opened up new habitats for ticks in more mountainous areas, which may be fueling the rise in cases...