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Lyme Disease—United States, 2000
Arch Dermatol. 2002;138:555-556.
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LYME DISEASE (LD) is caused by the tickborne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and is the most common vectorborne
disease in the United States. CDC initiated LD surveillance in 1982, and the
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists designated it a nationally
notifiable disease in 1991. This report summarizes the 17,730 cases of LD
reported to CDC during 2000, which indicates that more LD cases were reported
in 2000 than in any previous reporting year and that the reported incidence
of LD is greatest in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and north-central regions
of the United States. LD can be prevented by reducing tick populations, avoiding
tick-infested habitats, using repellents, promptly removing attached ticks,
and vaccination.
For surveillance purposes, LD is defined as the presence of a physician-diagnosed
erythema migrans (EM) rash  5 cm in diameter or at least one manifestation
of musculoskeletal, neurologic, or cardiovascular disease with laboratory
confirmation of B. . . . [Full Text of this Article] Reported by:
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