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ORONO University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab 2020 Surveillance Program data is now compiled and available on the Maine Tick Data webpage, extension.umaine.edu/ticks/maine-tick-data.
In 2019, the lab began testing tick samples for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis the three most common tick-borne diseases. In 2020, an additional testing panel was added to screen for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis and tularemia. Also included is new data related to personal protection as well as COVID-related behaviors.
More information on different tick species in Maine, tick management, tick-borne diseases, and submitting tick specimens to the lab is available on the tick laboratory website, or by contacting 207-581-3880, 800-287-0279 (in Maine); [email protected].
Maine saw big drop in Lyme disease cases in 2020 wmtw.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wmtw.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that cases of tick-borne Lyme disease might be as much as 10 times higher than official records.
The CDC published a report last week that suggests an estimated 476,000 Americans contract the illness every year, not the 35,000 or 40,000 annually that has previously been reported.
Maine has the highest incidence rate of Lyme disease in the nation, in large part because deer ticks are particularly active here. Cases have been steadily increasing in Maine and reached a record of 2,079 in 2019, although as the recent data suggest, that number could be as high as 20,000 cases.