Table 2.
Reported tick-borne disease history among U.S. Forest Service employees
| Item | n | Response | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ever diagnosed with a TBD by a medical provider? | 95 | Yes | 25 (26) |
| No | 70 (74) | ||
| 25 | If “Yes”, which diseases?a | ||
| Lyme disease | 25 (100) | ||
| Anaplasmosis | 3 (3) | ||
| Ehrlichiosis | 5 (5) | ||
| Babesiosis | 2 (2) | ||
| Other | 1 (1) | ||
| 25 | If “Yes”, about how many separate diagnoses? | ||
| 1 | 14 (56) | ||
| 2 | 9 (36) | ||
| 3–4 | 0 (0) | ||
| 5+ | 2 (8) | ||
| 25 | If “Yes,” did you receive this diagnosis while employed at your current occupation? | ||
| Yes | 22 (88) | ||
| No | 3 (12) | ||
| Are you currently being treated for TBD? | 93 | Yes | 5 (5) |
| No | 88 (95) | ||
Note: Variation in sample sizes is due to non-responses by some respondents
aRespondents that answered “Yes” to the first item were presented with the list of diseases as shown and were able to select more than one; the Other response was a free response, for which the one respondent entered Bartonellosis. Of note in Wisconsin, anaplasmosis is still commonly called ehrlichiosis, as it was originally named [33], which may account for the higher number of reported cases of ehrlichiosis than anaplasmosis