Arkansas confirms two Lyme disease cases
KATV, Little Rock, Feb. 23, 2017
The Arkansas Department of Health has determined that two cases of tickborne disease met the surveillance definition for Lyme disease. This is the first time since 2007 that a case in Arkansas has met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s surveillance definition.
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In a press release, ADH stated that Arkansas is considered a low-incidence state for Lyme cases by the CDC. Arkansas is among the group of 31 states where the incidence of Lyme disease has been less than 1 in 100,000 persons from 2005-2014 and among 15 states where the incidence has been under one case per million persons in the same timeframe. READ MORE.
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