,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #abgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbf,mr4   
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,doggett1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4       
,got!im]1 & ,mr4 ,mack5zie7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,support+ ! designation ( 
! mon? ( ,may z ,lyme & ,tick-borne     
,disease ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas1 9     
#bjbc1 ov] #hi1jjj cases ( ,lyme disease
 7 report$ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease       
,control & ,prev5tion 7,,cdc7 by ,/ate  
heal? dep>tm5ts & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia
 us+ r\t9e national surveillance1 a     
n9efold increase s9ce ,lyme disease     
became a notifiable condition 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 9 #aiia2 ,:]eas1 us+ o!r me?ods1
 ,,cdc has mo/ rec5tly e/imat$ t        
approximately #dgf1jjj p may be diagnos$
 & treat$ = ,lyme disease ea* ye> 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,,cdc ,tick     
,bite ,data ,track] has already report$ 
! highe/ rates ( weekly em]g5cy room    

visits due to tick bites s9ce #bjag 9   
almo/ e "p ( ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas ticks t   
transmit ,lyme disease are n[ f\nd 9 all
 ( ! #dh contigu\s ,/ates & 9 #ej p]c5t 
( ,unit$ ,/ates c\nties2 ,:]eas e>ly    
detection & treatm5t is critical = br++ 
pati5ts ) ,lyme disease back to full    
heal?2 ,:]eas1 ev5 :5 e>ly int]v5tion is
 possible1 z _m z #bj p]c5t ( ,lyme     
pati5ts exhibit p]si/5t symptoms1 kn[n z
 *ronic ,lyme2 ,:]eas ! passage ( ! ,kay
 ,hagan ,tick ,act creat$1 = ! fir/ "t1 
a :ole-(-gov]nm5t national /rategy to   
combat ,lyme disease2 ,:]eas1 9         
,decemb]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices ho/$ a ,lyme disease r\ndtable1
 br++ public heal? (ficials1 rese>*]s1  
educators & advocates toge!r to discuss 
successes & opportunities 9 ! ,f$]al    
response to ,lyme disease2 ,:]eas1 at ! 
r\ndtable1 ! ,secret>y ann\nc$ ! full   
r5ewal ( ! ,lyme,x ,innovation          
,accel]ator1 a public-private p>tn]%ip )
 ! ,/eve  ,alex&ra ,coh5 ,f\ndation & ! 
_w's l>ge/ public-private p>tn]%ip      

d$icat$ to ,lyme disease2 ,:]eas !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices has
 tak5 critical /eps to educate ! public 
ab\t ! preval5ce ( ,lyme & o!r          
tick-borne illnesses1 includ+ its       
aw>5ess & prev5tion campaign1 ,no ,"t = 
,lyme2 & ,:]eas1 despite trem5d\s       
progress be+ made1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t c 
& %\ld d m to equip public heal? ag5cies
 ) ! k & tra9+ !y ne$ to monitor &      
control outbreaks ( ,lyme & o!r         
tick-borne diseases3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives supports !   
designation ( ,lyme & ,tick-borne       
,disease ,aw>5ess ,mon? & cont9ues to   
*ampion ef=ts to spread aw>5ess ( &     
develop bett] cl9ical responses to ,lyme
 disease & o!r tick-borne diseases4