PRINTER'S NO. 1644
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
316
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, FREEMAN, DiGIROLAMO, IRVIN, CALTAGIRONE,
CORBIN, BURNS, V. BROWN, WATSON, HAHN, MACKENZIE, PICKETT,
PEIFER, HENNESSEY, MALONEY, METZGAR, BOBACK, READSHAW,
CHARLTON, STAATS, SCHLOSSBERG, DEAN, WARD, MURT, BIZZARRO,
LONGIETTI, VAZQUEZ, O'BRIEN, DUSH, SONNEY, RYAN, CAUSER,
JAMES, EMRICK, McNEILL, MEHAFFIE, TALLMAN, R. BROWN,
KAUFFMAN, PASHINSKI, BARRAR, B. MILLER, SCHWEYER, MILLARD,
OBERLANDER, KINSEY, PHILLIPS-HILL AND ZIMMERMAN, MAY 5, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 5, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2017 as "Lyme Disease Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted
primarily by ticks and is caused by the spirochete Borrelia
burgdorferi; and
WHEREAS, Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and
disorders such as babesiosis, Bartonella and ehrlichiosis, pose
a serious threat to the quality of life of many Pennsylvanians;
and
WHEREAS, The frequency of diagnosed and reported Lyme disease
cases has increased dramatically over the past several years;
and
WHEREAS, The most recent 15-year surveillance study of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published in
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