An article just appeared in the Huffington Post on the documented spread of Lyme disease across the US, Europe, Australia and Asia. Paul Mead, M.D, M.P.H., chief of epidemiology and surveillance for CDC's Lyme disease program is quoted as saying that "we know that routine surveillance only gives us part of the picture, and that the true number of illnesses is much greater. This new preliminary estimate confirms that Lyme disease is a tremendous public health problem in the United States...".
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-galland/lyme-disease-_b_5072967.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-galland/lyme-disease-_b_5072967.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living