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Topic: Is it important to report CDC pos. test to county health dept? & Why

Kayda
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 10565

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Hi everyone,

I've hunted around the net but can't seem to find the answer to my question.

Is it important & beneficial to report my CDC positive WB to my health dept? What good would it do? Would help me & others or bring harm?

Just really wondering!

Kayda

Posts: 582 | From midwest | Registered: Nov 2006 | IP: Logged |

Lymetoo
Moderator
Member # 743

posted

Why don't you post this in Medical?

I think the dr has to report it...but I'm not sure.

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jif
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 9215

posted

I say report it, especially becasue you are in the midwest.

Maybe this will eventually help drs and the public recognize "it" is out there, in your area!

Posts: 208 | From Santa Fe | Registered: May 2006 | IP: Logged |

bettyg
Unregistered

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kay, in iowa, this is the way it worked when i was correctly diagnosed 6-04:

either the MD making the CLINICAL DX OF LYME disease OR

the blood lab receiving the results back from testing lab!

i made sure my pcp reported me since i was hist FIRST CHRONIC LYME PATIENT! he hadn't; nor had the clinic blood lab!

others have said every state is DIFFERENT!

you could look online for your state's headquarters; i believe when i was looking at our governor's site, it listed the public health dept., and i used the links there to email them.

good luck; let us know what you find out ok kay! thx! [Big Grin]

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bettyg
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kay, can you copy the other responses you got to this one so they are all together, and then delete the duplicate that accidentally got posted.

thx kay! [group hug]

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