2 Cases of Lyme Disease Confirmed by CDC - Story quoting : arkansas matters

"We have the ticks that transmit Lyme disease but we don't have any recorded cases of Lyme disease," Dr. Patil said. There are now two confirmed cases in Arkansas after a decade with no reports to the CDC. The state said Lyme disease didn't exist in Arkansas since no cases have been confirmed since 2007. Dr. Naveen Patil with the Arkansas Department of Health Infectious Disease Program, told us in a prior interview that we don't have Lyme disease in Arkansas. Bowerman's two daughters have officially been confirmed with Lyme disease they contracted in Benton County.




On Thursday, ADH sent a release saying two cases of tickborne disease met the surveillance definition for Lyme Disease. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-- - The Arkansas Department of Health confirmed two cases of Lyme Disease in the state. "Recognizing these two cases is consistent with Arkansas' designation as a low-incidnece state for Lyme disease," said Dirk Haselow, State Epidemiologist at ADH. The CDC considers Arkansas a low-incidence state for Lyme Disease. For more information on Lyme Disease and the ADH, click here.

Lyme Disease Found in 2 Cases in Arkansas - Story

LITTLE ROCK, ARK (localmemphis.com) - The Arkansas Department of Health determined that two cases of tickborne disease met the surveillance definition for Lyme disease. ADH conducts a variety of activities to assess Lyme disease activity in Arkansas, including research partnerships with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and the CDC. Arkansas is considered a low-incidence state for Lyme cases by the CDC. "Recognizing these two cases is consistent with Arkansas's designation as a low-incidence state for Lyme disease," said Dirk Haselow, State Epidemiologist at ADH. Arkansas patients who have traveled in states where Lyme is prevalent, such as Northeastern and Midwestern states, are the most commonly diagnosed cases.



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