Colorado tick fever epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ilan Dock, B.S.

Overview

Colorado tick fever remains a rare disease with only 83 cases reported between the years of 2002 and 2012. Incidence of the disease remain primarily confined to the Rocky Mountain States, with a few outliers throughout the United States. Incidence of Colorado tick fever appears to be independent of both demographic and age. ^[1]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

Colorado tick fever is not a nationally notifiable disease.
83 cases of Colorado tick fever have been reported between the years of 2002 and 2012.^[1]

Geography of Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Specifically reported in the following six states:

Arizona
Colorado
Montana
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming^[1]

All cases were acquired in states where local transmission of CTF virus has been reported previously. Two additional cases were reported from Colorado with unknown county of residence. ^[1]

Age

There is no notifiable correlation between incidence rate and age.

Demographics

There is no notifiable correlation between incidence rate and demographics.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Colorado tick fever, Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/coloradotickfever/statistics.html Accessed January 19, 2016

[CDC_CTF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Colorado tick fever, Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/coloradotickfever/statistics.html Accessed January 19, 2016

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