“Looks like there is a more deadly emerging threat from ticks- 10% die from “
Statistics skewed by 2007 when there were 4 (half of total) deaths.
i think the point of article is that many many more may be infected without knowing it- even severely affected without getting a proper diagnosis for what is wrong- There are likely a lot more cases today than in 2006 as the spread of lyme has really exploded since then as the winters have become milder and mice have been thriving and breeding in recent years more than ever- Hopefully we will see the pendulum swing back the other way soon- via more predators, perhaps a virus that thins out the mice population or something