U.S. form officials say a record number of tick-borne diseases were reported hold out year.
The 2017 tally of more than 59,000 cases is a 22 percent grow from the previous year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presented the numbers Wednesday.
Lyme disease accounted for nearly three-quarters of the bugs. That’s about 43,000 cases.
Traditionally about 30,000 victims of Lyme disease were reported to the government each year, but learns believed there was underreporting and thought the actual number was more fellow 300,000.
Experts say better reporting may be a reason for recent increases, but scientists make also discovered more diseases transmitted by ticks. Researchers also note that disease-spreading ticks have planned been seen over a wide range of states.