STATE OF CONNECTICUT M. Jodi Rell Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that the state has launched a three-part Lyme disease surveillance and education program. “Thousands of patients with Lyme disease visit “Our goal is to bring about an efficient, accurate method of recording Lyme disease cases so that we can make informed long-term policy and planning decisions. We want to truly understand the risk of the disease and its economic impact.” The Governor said that the Connecticut Department of Public Health ( The “These test results correlated with clinical information provided in confidence by the health care providers gives the The second part of the Governor’s Lyme disease initiative involves the establishment of intensive community based Lyme disease education and protection programs for “Windham County has the highest annual average rate of Lyme disease, while Fairfield County, with its large population, has the highest total number of cases, “Governor Rell stated. “The emphasis here is on education and protection programs, as well as input and feedback from the local communities.” In addition, the Governor said that the state has entered into an on-going partnership with the Connecticut State Medical Society to further educate physicians about Lyme disease detection, surveillance and reporting. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans by the bite of infected deer ticks. People are particularly vulnerable to it in the wooded areas of the state where deer are abundant. For more information on Lyme disease, please visit the |
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