https://www.lymedisease.org/sharp-rise-in-lyme-cases

“Sharp rise in Lyme cases due to changes in how they are reported

Reported Lyme disease cases in the U.S. rose nearly 70% in 2022. The CDC says it’s not because of a large increase in new infections but rather because of a change in reporting requirements.

According to the CDC, there were more than 62,000 reported cases in 2022. This was up from about 37,000 a year from 2017 through 2019.

Although the CDC estimates that about half a million people get Lyme disease in the US every year, “reported cases” are those that follow a strict case definition and specialized requirements.

In the past, in order for a Lyme case to be officially counted, local health departments needed to go through a complicated verification process for each case. In 2022, reporting requirements were eased in states the CDC considers “high incidence.” In those states, Lyme cases are now counted based solely on a positive Lyme test.”- article on Lymedisease.org site. I’ve added the link first thing.

Yep, not demon-possessed as I was blamed by some, not drama queen as I was addressed by others, simply fighting something along many others. Getting better, thank God!

God Bless:)