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Lyme disease cases in Michigan rise 168% over 5 years, health officials report

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Lyme disease cases have increased by 168% in the past five years, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Annette Jackson of Hazel Park said she spent years searching for answers about her health. Jackson described repeated hospital visits where doctors could not identify the cause of her symptoms. “I went to the hospital, and the hospital was like, ‘Well, this is not a cold and this is not the flu. We don’t know what you have, but you have something. Your white blood cells are off the charts.’

And they said, ‘There’s nothing we could do for you,’ and they sent me home,” Jackson said. Jackson said she first noticed a bite after playing at the park with her family, but doctors were unable to diagnose her condition at the time. “Life was just debilitating after that, trying to find someone to help me,” she said. After years of symptoms, Jackson said her doctor eventually diagnosed her with Lyme disease. “Honestly, Lyme disease mimics a lot of diseases, a lot of symptoms. So it’s very hard for doctors to pinpoint,” Jackson said. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports that tick populations are increasing. CBS News Detroit learned that warmer spring months allow ticks more time to mature and bite. State data shows that in 2020, there were 471 new cases of Lyme disease. By 2025, that number had risen to 2,167.

Source: Lyme disease cases in Michigan rise 168% over 5 years, health officials report – CBS Detroit

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Pfizer working to get approval on new Lyme disease vaccine. Expert says tick activity rising in New England.

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Pfizer is working to get approval on a new vaccine that could protect people against Lyme disease, but the company could see pushback from the government following studies.

“What they found it was about 70% efficacious, meaning it worked about 73% of the time,” said Steven Rich, a professor of microbiology at UMass Amherst who has been studying ticks for decades. “They want to know what the worst-case scenario…

Source: Pfizer working to get approval on new Lyme disease vaccine. Expert says tick activity rising in New England. – CBS Boston

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