TICKS IN ARKANSAS
(The following information was taken from the Arkansas Department of Health website)
American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) – mostly spreads Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever. It can also spread tularemia. These ticks like to feed on dogs and other medium sized mammals, but the will also feed on humans.
Blacklegged Tick (deer tick) (Ixodes scapularis) – spreads anaplasmosis. Can spread Lyme disease in parts of the country, but they do not feed on infected animals (rodents) in Arkansas, which is why there isn’t Lyme disease in Arkansas. Adults feed on large animals and will sometimes feed on humans. 
Brown Dog Tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) – spreads Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Arkansas. Dogs are the main host for these ticks.
Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma maculatum) – can spread ehrlichiosis and tularemia and STARI. The white-tailed deer is the main host for these ticks.
WHAT DID I JUST READ???????? Then how can one explain the following chart. (which, by the way, was also taken directly from the Arkansas Department of Health website)
Am I seeing things? Or does the chart clearly show that in years 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 there were a TOTAL OF 30 REPORTED CASES OF LYME DISEASE IN ARKANSAS!
One might ask (I know I did) WHY is it that suddenly in 2008 to current date there are NO REPORTED CASES OF LYME DISEASE IN ARKANSAS? Did the ticks just decide that they didn't like the scenery in Arkansas anymore? Did they find a more exciting place to hang out? Yep, it appears they just packed their bags and went elsewhere! Right?......WRONG! I will give you a hint.........
I called and spoke with the Arkansas Department of Health today and asked this very question. The gentleman, of course, could not answer my question but did tell me that in 2011 there were 14 cases of "NEW" Lyme Disease reported but that none of them met the CDC criteria for diagnosis. And that so far in 2012 there has been one case of "NEW" Lyme Disease reported and it did not meet the CDC criteria for diagnosis. In case you were wondering what "NEW" meant, this means that the person presented to their doctor with a known tick bite AND Erythema Migrans rash AND had laboratory results which met the CDC criteria. So, keep in mind that none of the reported cases includes people such as myself who had no EM rash and presented to their doctor later after they began having a variety of symptoms. But still, WHY, are there no reported cases after 2008? I have my ideas......but will do a little more research on this and get back to you!
How can the CDC, the IDSA and the Arkansas Department of Health say there is NO LYME IN ARKANSAS when their own data states otherwise?
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