Colorado tick fever epidemiology and demographics

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

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.

Geography of Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Specifically reported in the following six states:

• Arizona
• Colorado
• Montana
• Oregon
• Utah
• Wyoming

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.