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Old 06-04-2012, 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by gamby View Post
The actual is approx 30,000 new cases and it has been estimated that this is only 20% of the cases; The actual number would then be 200,000 cases of infection a year.
Scary isn't it !

I live in CT and 7 people on my street alone have chronic lyme.
There are probably many more cases north than south but that doesn't help if you have been diagnosed with it.

I always thought it was carried by the deertick and I didn't know that Florida had deer.

Always thought it is far more prevalent in northeast. We had cases in Ohio but not anyone I knew had been diagnosed.

But like all bad news that I am surprised by, I am sure I am wrong on this one too.
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