Lyme disease cases level off, officials report ; Maine's highest total for Lyme was in 2002, but some say the reporting doesn't count all cases.

Portland Press Herald (Maine) | September 27, 2004| | Copyright

GREGORY D. KESICH Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
09-27-2004
Lyme disease cases level off, officials report ; Maine's highest total for Lyme was in 2002, but some say the reporting doesn't count all cases.
Byline: GREGORY D. KESICH Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Local & State
Memo: LYME DISEASE INFORMATION ORIGIN: Lyme disease was named in 1977 when arthritis was observed in a cluster of children in and around Lyme, Conn. LOCATIONS: Ninety-five percent of Lyme disease cases were from the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, ...

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