Lyme disease cases rose in 2022 due to change in reporting requirements

Lyme disease cases in the U.S. jumped nearly 70% in 2022, which health officials say is not due to a major increase of new infections but instead a change in reporting requirements. Reported cases surpassed 62,000 in 2022, after averaging about 37,000 a year from 2017 through 2019, the Centers for…#lyme #northeast #midwest #traditionally #cdc

Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news