Tag: Lyme Disease
Sharp Increase Seen in Lyme Disease Cases in 2022 After Revised Definition
Number of cases was 1.7 times the annual average reported in 2017 to 2019, likely reflecting the new surveillance methods
Blacks More Likely to Have Disseminated Manifestations of Lyme Disease
Black patients have significantly longer median time to appropriate antibiotic treatment than Whites
Biological Sex Tied to Symptoms, Severity of Lyme Disease
Women report worse symptoms, longer diagnostic delays, more misdiagnoses, worse functional impairment
Full Resolution of Symptoms Seen in Most Children With Lyme Disease
22 percent of parents indicated at least one persistent symptom more than six months after treatment
Global Seroprevalence of Tickborne Lyme Disease About 14.5 Percent
Factors associated with Bb seropositivity include male sex, age ≥50 years, residence in rural areas, suffering tick bites
Lyme Disease Tied to Higher Risk for Psychiatric Conditions, Suicide
Risk particularly heightened in the six months following diagnosis
Recommendations Developed for Management of Lyme Disease
Prophylactic antibiotic therapy should be given within 72 hours of identified high-risk tick bite
Recommendations Developed for Management of Lyme Disease
Public comment period for these guidelines has been extended 30 days to Sept. 9, 2019
Estimated U.K. Incidence Rate of Lyme Disease 12.1 per 100,000
If increase continues, more than 8,000 cases expected in United Kingdom by end of 2019
Climate Change Expected to Lead to Rise in Lyme Disease
Rising temperatures contribute to more ticks and greater availability of hosts
