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Posted by cheezhead (Member # 12038) on :

From Madison (AP)

There was a significant increase in the number of reported Lyme disease cases in Wisconsin last year, state health officals say.

State health officer Dr.Sheri Johnson said there were 1,819 cases during 2007, compared with 1,456 in 2006, and some of last year's cases may not even have been counted yet.

"While Lyme disease has been reported in many areas around Wisconsin, most cases in 2007 occurred in the northwestern and west central regions of the state," she said.

Johnson said most people in Wisconsin who develop Lyme disease are exposed to infected ticks between May and August, with the greatest risk of developing the illness during June and July.

So why does my state not yet consider this disease an epidemic? [Mad]

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

Because they don't realize that 10 times as many as those numbers are ACTUALLY infected and don't know it!!

The CDC even states that!!