Carolina Lyme

Tick-borne diseases are an important cause of human morbidity in North
Carolina. This study evaluated the use of routinely collected veterinary
hospital and human hospital emergency department (ED) data for earlier
signal detection compared with routine reporting of tick-borne diseases
to the North Carolina Division of Public Health in 2006 and 2007.

The Early Aberration Reporting System was used to detect the earliest
indication of an increase in number of dogs infested with ticks that
were brought to veterinary hospitals and in number of people presenting
to EDs with a tick-related chief complaint or who had an ED
International Classification of Diseases diagnosis code of tick-borne
disease.

Results indicate that systematic monitoring of veterinary hospital and
human ED data can detect increases in tick activity 4 weeks earlier than
the current surveillance method, which would facilitate timely
initiation of tick prevention and increased clinical awareness among
veterinarians and physicians.

http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/vbz.2009.0255

Ixodes affinis, which is similar morphologically to Ixodes scapularis, is widely distributed in North Carolina. Collections have documented this species in 32 of 41 coastal plain counties, but no piedmont or mountain counties.

This coastal plain distribution is similar to its distribution in Georgia and South Carolina, where it is considered an enzootic vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto. An updated list of hosts for I. affinis in the U.S.A. is included, increasing the number to 15 mammal and one bird species.

The presence of questing adults of I. affinis from April to November reinforces the need for confirmed identifications of suspected tick vectors of Borrelia spirochetes collected during warm months.

Recent Discovery of Widespread Ixodes affinis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Distribution in North Carolina with Implications for Lyme Disease Studies
Bruce A. Harrison, Walker H. Rayburn Jr., Marcee Toliver, Eugene E.
Powell, Barry R. Engber, Lance A. Durden, Richard G. Robbins, Brian F.
Prendergast and Parker B. Whitt
Journal of Vector Ecology 35(1):174-179. June 2010

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3376/038.035.0112

Lyme Disease Awareness Night

• Tuesday, June 8th
• Westwood Baptist Church
• 200 Westhigh St
• Cary, NC 27513
• (919) 469-9393

  

Doors open at 6:00PM

Lyme Documentary - Under Our Skin starts 6:30PM

Brief Discussion Session To Follow

Lyme disease is on the rise in North Carolina. You need to know the facts.

This is a free public awareness event presented by CarolinaLyme.org

www.carolinalyme.org

carolinalyme@yahoo.com

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http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123290257691242&ref=mf

Thanks to everyone who attended the Lyme Awareness Event at the Lincoln Theater and helping to make this a great evening.

Carolina Lyme Working To Raise Awareness

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/10/475323/advocates-call-lyme-disease-a.html?storylink=misearch

http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/healthteam/story/7574471/

North Carolina Mayors Proclaim May As Lyme Disease Awareness Month. To Date These  Include Apex, Cary, Holly Springs, Mint Hill, Raleigh and Winston Salem

Pam Davis With Carolina Lyme Accepts Proclamation From Apex Mayor Keith Weatherly.

Mayor Charles Meeker Proclaims May As Lyme Disease Awareness Month For The City Of Raleigh.

CarolinaLyme hosting free viewing of the acclaimed documentary UNDER OUR SKIN ,

CarolinaLyme presents the Lyme disease documentary - Under Our Skin

In support of May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month for the city of Raleigh, CarolinaLyme.org will offer a free screening of the acclaimed Lyme disease documentary, Under Our Skin. With the recent announcement by Wake County Health officials that Lyme disease is endemic in Wake County it is important residents better understand this emerging disease in North Carolina. The goal of our event is to raise awareness and provide information on both Lyme disease and the prevention and treatment of other diseases transmitted by ticks.

• Admission: Free
• Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
• Time: Doors open at 6:00PM. Film begins at 6:30 PM
• Lyme disease open discussion to follow. Cash bar and food available.
• Where: Lincoln Theater - 126 East Cabarrus Street , Raleigh, NC 27601-1832
• www.lincolntheatre.com

RSVP - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109546419084650

Special thanks to Enterprise Rent A Car for their sponsorship of this event.

State confirms Wake County endemic for Lyme disease

http://www.newsobserver.com/2009/10/01/120289/state-affirms-lyme-disease-danger.html

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/18/394678/lyme-disease-found-in-wake.html

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that UNDER OUR SKIN was selected as one of the 15 finalists competing for “Best Documentary Feature” in the 82nd Academy Awards®.

Full Story Here

http://underourskin.com/blog/?p=579