Who is affected by Lyme disease?

Citations

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008). Table 2: Reported cases of notifiable diseases by geographic division and area section of Summary of Notifiable Diseases—United States, 2006. MMWR, 55(53): 22–32.

2. American Academy of Pediatrics (2006). Lyme disease. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27th ed., pp. 429–433. Elk Grove, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

Author:	Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS	Last Updated: September 3, 2008
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Christine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology
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