This statistic shows the number of new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States from 1970 to 2018. In 1970, there were 380 new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States, compared to 5,544 new cases in 2018.
Number of new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the U.S. from 1970 to 2018*
* Prior to 2010 data, cases of spotted fever rickettsiosis were reported as Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Because serologic tests commonly used to diagnose
RMSF exhibit cross-reactivity between spotted fever rickettsial pathogens, some cases reported as RMSF might actually be disease caused by other spotted fever
rickettsial infections, and therefore are more correctly referred to as spotted fever rickettsiosis starting with 2010 data.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Number of new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the U.S. from 1970 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186717/new-cases-of-rocky-mountain-spotted-fever-in-the-us-since-1970/
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