Lyme Disease -- United States
Erie County's record number of Lyme disease cases in 2016 is probably due to a couple of different factors, a local infectious disease expert said.
At least 186 cases have been reported to the Erie County Department of Health in 2016, well above the record 71 cases reported in 2015. As recently as 2008, only 9 cases were reported in the county.
"I think doctors are diagnosing more cases they might have missed in the past because they are more aware of Lyme disease," said Nancy Weissbach,
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