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Colorado tick fever historical perspective

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

Overview

Overview

Colorado tick fever remains a rare disease without a well established historical perspective.

History

History

  • Colorado tick fever is a rare disease.
  • Majority of information collected regarding CTF has been done over the past 15 years.
  • Colorado tick fever remains a non-notifiable disease to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [1]


References

References

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/coloradotickfever/statistics.html Accessed January 20, 2016.

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