InvestigateTV+: A rise in Lyme disease cases

(InvestigateTV) — InvestigateTV+ heads to a state where Lyme disease cases have more than quadrupled to examine a rise in cases nationwide and the effort to prevent future infections.Plus, a drop in test results during and after the COVID-19 pandemic underscores its impact on education. We uncover the age groups experts say are missing more milestones and strategies to reverse the trend.How Lyme disease cases are rising in the MidwestMichigan health leaders say everyone needs to think about Lyme disease now.“Our state’s Lyme disease rates have been increasing over the past 10 years pretty dramatically. And we are actually now a high incidence state based on CDC’s definition of Lyme disease incidence,” said Rachel Burkholder, with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.Burkholder said the state has seen a more than 350% increase in Lyme disease cases in five years, from 471 cases in 2020 to more than 2,000 in 2025.Read moreWhat we’ve learned about pandemic learning lossSch