Worldwide Lyme Disease Map

Below is a lyme disease map provided by the cdc.

Worldwide lyme disease map. The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash known as erythema migrans that appears at the site of the tick bite about a week after it occurred. New lyme disease forecast map targets rising tide of ticks 2017. It is being created to map where ticks bites and lyme disease have been detected. You can find other lyme disease maps at these links.

According to this map the north eastern and southern u s. Click here to find one of the wwldap 2014 event near you. As reporting and tracking of lyme disease cases improves across the world and in the us in particular more lyme disease maps will be added to help improve assessments of risk when travelling or residing in specific regions. The data of where the disease is found was compiled from various internet sources and placed on the map in general areas by lda to give individuals an idea of the extent of the spread of lyme disease.

Infection occurs through the bite of infected ticks both adults and nymphs of the genus ixodes. Worldwide lyme protest map 2014. Click on the icon to find an event near you. Each dot represents one case of lyme disease and is placed randomly in the patient s county of residence.

People travel between states and the place of residence is sometimes. Reported cases of lyme disease united states 2018. Press release from clemson university may 11 2017. This map shows some of the regions worldwide where lyme can be found.

The spirochaete borrelia burgdorferi of which there are several different serotypes. Approximately 70 80 of infected people develop a rash. The presence of a dot in a state does not necessarily mean that lyme disease was acquired in that state. Most human infections result from bites by nymphs.

Clemson south carolina as the rate of lyme disease grows rapidly across the united states new research offers veterinarians a forecasting map that tells them which parts of the country are most at risk of lyme disease infections in dogs which could also help track and predict lyme disease in people. Lyme disease can now be found throughout the world. The app is being developed in a 1 1m project aimed at providing information on the occurrence of ticks and lyme. Lyme disease also known as lyme borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by the borrelia bacterium which is spread by ticks.

The presence of a dot in a state does not necessarily mean that lyme disease was acquired in that state. The rash is typically neither itchy nor painful. Feel free to add your events to this map too. In 2014 we added this map and lyme patients from around the world added their information.