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2015 -- S 0900 Enacted 05/12/2015

S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2015, TO BE "TICK BORNE DISEASE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Senators Archambault, DiPalma, Coyne, Lombardi, and Morgan

Date Introduced: May 12, 2015

WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced the

number of newly acquired Lyme disease cases in the United States to be approximately 300,000

per year; and

WHEREAS, These newly adjusted rates of Lyme disease infection range from 4,000 to

7,000 new cases annually for Rhode Island, which is now ranked the 4th highest rate in the nation;

and

WHEREAS, When treatment of Lyme disease is delayed, continuing infection can lead to

chronic illness, disability or, in rare instances, death; and

WHEREAS, Education is essential to making the general public, health care

professionals, employers, educators and insurers more knowledgeable about the debilitating

effects of tick borne diseases, including Lyme disease; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby proclaims the month of May, 2015, to be "Tick Borne Disease Month" in the State of

Rhode Island; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Nicole Alexander-Scott, Director Designee,

Rhode Island Department of Health.

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