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America3
  • Richard Joyce SMITH, Trustee of The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America et al. (justia.com)
  • The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States , the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. (yahoo.com)
  • The State of Illinois, the 21st state admitted to the United States of America, is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern state and the fifth most populous state in the nation. (cashadvanceinternet.com)
Endemic4
  • Three states (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont) that were not considered to have endemic babesiosis had significantly increasing incidences and reported case counts similar to or higher than those in the seven states with known endemic transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • Unlike the other seven states, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, were not included as states with endemic disease in previous CDC babesiosis surveillance summaries. (cdc.gov)
  • However, in nonendemic areas such as the southern United States, infection is rarely documented in pets without a travel history to an endemic area. (capcvet.org)
  • The Caped Leafhopper ( Macrosteles clavatus ) is a small plant-feeding insect, endemic to the northeastern and midwestern United States. (mn.us)
Ixodes3
  • the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) is responsible for transmission of A. phagocytophilum in the upper Midwest and northeastern U.S. These tick species also transmit the agents of Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) and babesiosis (Babesia species). (medgadget.com)
  • According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the prevalence of Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe is 3% which is as higher than the United States. (medgadget.com)
  • In the United States, most babesiosis cases are caused by Babesia microti , transmitted from bites of blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, in northeastern and midwestern states. (cdc.gov)
Ticks2
Lyme4
  • The overwhelming majority of Lyme northeastern United States is more than twice that in the disease cases in the United States are reported from the Midwest. (cdc.gov)
  • Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, is a multisystem illness usually caused by infection with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (see the image below) and the body's immune response to the infection. (medscape.com)
  • In the United States, the northeastern and upper midwestern states are most affected by the threat of Lyme disease. (kidshealth.org)
  • describe populations at risk of contracting Lyme disease in the United States, describe early signs and symptoms of Lyme disease, identify the appropriate use of diagnostic tests for Lyme disease, cite the appropriate use of antibiotics to treat Lyme disease, and effectively promote clinician and patient education and early signs and symptoms of Lyme disease, tick bite prevention, and postexposure prophylaxis. (cdc.gov)
Species4
  • Tree species typical of Midwestern, Northeastern, and Appalachian forests overlap in this region. (carleton.edu)
  • The species was first discovered in the United States in 2014. (newsbreak.com)
  • In the United States, most infections are caused by Babesia microti , a species commonly found in mice. (medscape.com)
  • Given the lack of records since 1932 from elsewhere in North American and its current distribution restricted to a single known site within the state, the Caped Leafhopper was designated a special concern species in 2013. (mn.us)
Typically2
  • In the United States, annual community outbreaks of coronavirus infections typically occur during late fall and winter. (cdc.gov)
  • Are the states with the most funding healthy because they've traditionally had better public health services, or do healthier states - which typically have more resources - tend to be more aggressive in seeking federal funding? (stateline.org)
Coastal3
  • Babesia microti cases cluster mainly along the coastal northeastern region and the upper midwestern regions of the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • The Gulf Coast tick resides in coastal areas of the United States along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. (healthyarkansas.com)
  • Fringed brome occurs from Alaska south to southern California and east throughout the western states, the Great Plains, and discontinuously through the midwestern, northeastern, and Atlantic coastal states [ 24 , 29 , 46 , 59 ]. (usda.gov)
Upper3
Burgdorferi2
  • Title : Evolution of Northeastern and Midwestern Borrelia burgdorferi, United States Personal Author(s) : Brisson, Dustin;Vandermause, Mary F.;Meece, Jennifer K.;Reed, Kurt D.;Dykhuizen, Daniel E. (cdc.gov)
  • If the patient has been in Europe, where different strains of Borrelia are more common, a C6 peptide ELISA is a more accurate confirmatory test than the Western blots, which have been developed to B burgdorferi , which is the most common strain found in the United States. (medscape.com)
Incidence3
  • During 2011-2019, U.S. babesiosis incidence significantly increased in northeastern states. (cdc.gov)
  • Because incidence in Northeastern states, including Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, is increasing, tick prevention messaging, provider education, and awareness of infection risk among travelers to these states should be emphasized. (cdc.gov)
  • However, little is known about cancer incidence among Somali groups living in the United States. (bvsalud.org)
Populations5
  • Their populations have expanded from about 17 states to at least 39 over the last three decades with as many as 9 million feral hogs across the country. (newsbreak.com)
  • Five states have no cities with populations exceeding 100,000. (yahoo.com)
  • In 2009, Midwestern states saw the lowest total funding, Southern states were next, and Northeastern states - among the healthiest populations in the country - received the largest per capita share of money from a myriad of separate grant programs administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (stateline.org)
  • By increasing the number of people receiving treatment in community settings, states may be able to decrease their incarcerated populations-and their correctional spending. (lse.ac.uk)
  • ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Studies were included if they assessed voucher programs in the United States, had concurrent comparison populations, assessed outcomes of interest, were written in English, and published in peer-reviewed journals or government reports. (cdc.gov)
Babesia4
  • The first case of human start highlight Babesia microti infection end highlight acquired in the United States was identified in 1969 on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended screening blood donations for Babesia in states where residents were considered to be at high risk for Babesia infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Babesia infection is most commonly seen in the north midwestern and northeastern United States. (medscape.com)
  • Currently, Babesia infection is transmitted by various tick vectors in Europe, Asia, and the northwestern and northeastern United States. (medscape.com)
Southeastern2
  • The lone star tick is primarily found in the southeastern and eastern United States. (healthyarkansas.com)
  • The majority of the exams were held in the Southeastern region, and state of Minas Gerais, with the demand for specific knowledge of the area of work and Portuguese language. (bvsalud.org)
20233
  • To analyze change in women's representation in state legislatures from 1975 to 2023, I compiled data from several sources, including the National Conference of State Legislatures, Ballotpedia, and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. (rasmussenreports.com)
  • Figure 1 shows the change in the percentage of women legislators in lower legislative chambers of all 50 states between 1975 and 2023. (rasmussenreports.com)
  • Additional State bans are planned to take effect between 2023 and 2026. (usda.gov)
Resides1
  • Approximately 66% of the population of Illinois resides in the northeastern corner of the state, primarily within the city of Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan areas. (cashadvanceinternet.com)
20194
  • Babesiosis trends were assessed in 10 states* where babesiosis was reportable during 2011-2019. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2019, an estimated 6.93 million property crime offenses occurred in the United States, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting database. (kgab.com)
  • 71,719 (2019) The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost U.S. states . (yahoo.com)
  • In 2019, the estimated cost of these birth defect-associated hospitalizations in the United States was $22.2 billion. (cdc.gov)
Babesiosis4
  • Julie Joseph] Until 2001 in New York State, babesiosis was only found in Eastern Long Island. (cdc.gov)
  • Babesiosis is an emerging zoonotic tickborne parasitic disease in the United States and occurs primarily in the Northeast and Midwest. (cdc.gov)
  • Where babesiosis is reportable, cases are reported to CDC by state health departments. (cdc.gov)
  • Over 2000 cases of babesiosis were reported in the United States in 2018. (medscape.com)
Western6
  • The western section (west of the Illinois River) was originally part of the Military Tract of 1812 and forms the distinctive western bulge of state. (wikipedia.org)
  • it is a reasonable alternative for the Western blots, but has not replaced it as the usual confirmatory test in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • The percentage of women in state legislatures has increased more in Western and Northeastern states than in Midwestern and Southern states. (rasmussenreports.com)
  • Midwestern and Western cities claimed 3 and 2 of the top 20 spots, respectively, while no Northeastern state made the list. (kgab.com)
  • In 2010, Southern prisons held twice as many people with HIV/AIDS as Northeastern prisons, and five times as many as Western and Midwestern facilities. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Since its introduction, it has escaped cultivation and naturalized in the mid-western and northeastern United States. (mn.us)
Infection1
  • In the United States, it is usually an asymptomatic infection in healthy individuals. (medscape.com)
Region6
  • In extreme northwestern Illinois the Driftless Zone, a region of unglaciated and therefore higher and more rugged topography, occupies a small part of the state. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area is located in the central region of the state and is composed of Champaign, Ford, and Piatt counties. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nixon was from the region of the United States that was coming to be called the "Sun Belt," stretching from Florida through the Old South into Texas and the Southwest states and ending in Nixon's own southern California. (billofrightsinstitute.org)
  • In the United States , a county or county equivalent is an administrative or political subdivision of a state which consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. (wikipedia.org)
  • Valley region of New York State. (cdc.gov)
  • 7% for the Midwestern, and 5% for the Northern region. (bvsalud.org)
Found4
  • They are found mostly in midwestern and southern parts of the United States, and they like to hide in dark, quiet places like attics or garages, under porches, and in woodpiles. (kidshealth.org)
  • The black widow is found in southern Canada, throughout the United States, and in Mexico. (kidshealth.org)
  • The eastern red cedar, found in the United States as far west as the Dakotas, is used to line closets and chests because its smell repels moths. (chicagoparkdistrict.com)
  • Most human babesial infections are caused by B microti (found only in the United States) or by B divergens and B bovis (found only in Europe). (medscape.com)
20002
  • Of the total number of state prisoners who died between 2000 and 2012, almost half were incarcerated in the South. (lse.ac.uk)
  • After direct age-sex adjustment to the United States 2000 Census population, liver was the most common cancer in Somali men, while breast cancer was the most common malignancy in women. (bvsalud.org)
Substantial2
  • shared a recent common ancestor, which suggests that The effective population size of northeastern B. burgdor- substantial evolutionary divergence in human invasiveness feri is small because of its recent colonization of the north- has not occurred. (cdc.gov)
  • Nobel Laureate and famed libertarian economist James Buchanan recognized that such a problem might arise under federalism when substantial disparities existed between the fiscal capacities of states. (nationalaffairs.com)
West Coast1
  • There are currently mask mandates in most Northeastern, Midwestern, West Coast, and Southwestern states. (synergyconsultants.com)
Grown1
  • The cage-free flock has grown as States have passed and enacted legislation banning confinement of hens and as multiple retailers and food service providers have pledged to only source eggs from cage-free operations. (usda.gov)
California1
  • LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Andisheh Bagheri's 74th-minute penalty-kick goal lifted sixth-ranked UC San Diego by Cal State San Bernardino 1-0 in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action on Friday night at Triton Soccer Stadium. (ncaa.com)
20171
  • In this profile, an update to a previous profile on the divorce rate (FP-17-24), we estimate adjusted divorce rates for the nation and each state for 2017. (bgsu.edu)
Legislature4
  • As a result, the party will be able to continue to exert control over how the lower chamber of the state legislature will handle reproductive, gun, and voting rights legislation. (rasmussenreports.com)
  • That two women vied for the House seat is a sign of change for a state legislature that has been accused in the past by other women lawmakers of having a paternalistic culture and being an "Old Boys Club. (rasmussenreports.com)
  • Meanwhile, in Nebraska, a bill that would ban abortion around the 6th week of pregnancy failed to get a crucial 33rd vote to break a filibuster in the technically nonpartisan and unicameral state legislature when Republican Sen. Merv Riepe abstained. (rasmussenreports.com)
  • In 2012, Republican governor Sam Brownback and the Republican state legislature in Kansas undertook what would soon be characterized as a radical experiment in supply-side economics. (nationalaffairs.com)
Census Bureau3
  • The United States Census Bureau uses the term "county equivalent" to describe places that are comparable to counties, but called by different names. (wikipedia.org)
  • instead, the United States Census Bureau also divides them into county equivalents. (wikipedia.org)
  • This table lists the 333 incorporated places in the United States , excluding the U.S. territories, with a population of at least 100,000 as of July 1, 2022, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau. (yahoo.com)
Communities1
  • In his book " Caught in the Middle ", Richard Longworth not only documented the problems, he showed how these states and communities were basically dealing with the problems as islands. (urbanophile.com)
Describe1
  • CDC analyzed 2014-2016 data from the IQVIA Real World Data - Longitudinal Prescriptions (IQVIA database) to estimate the number of persons prescribed PrEP (users) in the United States and to describe their demographic characteristics, including sex and race/ethnicity. (cdc.gov)
Capita1
  • To identify the cities with the most property crime per capita, the data science team at Insurify referred to the FBI’s latest Crime in the United States report on property crime rates by metropolitan area. (kgab.com)
Secretary4
  • PENN CENTRAL COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Claude S. BRINEGAR, as Secretary of Transportation of the United States, et al. (justia.com)
  • Clinton, the former secretary of state who just dodged an indictment for mishandling top secret email documents, leads the billionaire businessman 51 percent to 42 percent, according to the new survey. (thefiscaltimes.com)
  • Clinton has alienated many in her own party with the controversy over her mishandling of highly sensitive emails during her four years as secretary of state and her close ties to Wall Street and the political establishment. (thefiscaltimes.com)
  • Trump has labeled Clinton "Crooked Hillary" and "the worst" secretary of state in U.S. history. (thefiscaltimes.com)
Common1
  • Recently, several sightings in several states on the East Coast have been recorded and the worms have invaded several Massachusetts counties upending local gardens and lawns and attacking turf and a variety of common grasses. (newsbreak.com)
Disparities1
  • Because racial and ethnic disparities in HIV diagnoses exist in the United States ( 9 ), it is also important to better understand PrEP use by race/ethnicity. (cdc.gov)
Minnesota2
  • Its known distribution is limited to a 1915 collection from New Jersey (DeLong and Davidson 1934), a 1932 record from northeastern Illinois, and three records from Minnesota: two collections made pre-1942 in Pope and Kanabec counties (Medler 1942) and two collections from Town Hall Prairie in Wilkin County ( Red River Prairie Subsection ) in 1993 and 2004. (mn.us)
  • BACKGROUND: Somali immigrants and refugees constitute one of the largest African ethnic groups immigrating to the United States over the past three decades with the majority resettling in the state of Minnesota. (bvsalud.org)
Bans1
  • The map shows the states where there are mask mandates, curfews, and bans on individual establishments in real-time. (synergyconsultants.com)
Republican1
  • PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Voters in the Rust Belt, sections of the northeastern and midwestern United States characterized by declining industry, played a significant role in the 2016 presidential election, with both Republican and traditionally Democratic areas voting for President-elect Donald J. Trump. (brown.edu)
North1
  • Surrounding states are Wisconsin to the north, Iowa and Missouri to the west, Kentucky to the east and south, and Indiana to the east. (wikipedia.org)
Widely2
  • [3] The specific governmental powers of counties vary widely between the states, with many providing some level of services to civil townships , municipalities , and unincorporated areas . (wikipedia.org)
  • The northern white cedar grows widely in central and eastern Canada and the northeastern and Midwestern United States. (chicagoparkdistrict.com)
Wyoming2
  • Montana and Wyoming - Both states have an overall an overall score of 89.4 out of 100. (prnewswire.com)
  • Kansas is penalized for being an agricultural state rather than being gifted with natural resources like Wyoming, or endowed by historical luck with exceptional educational institutions like Massachusetts. (nationalaffairs.com)
Local9
  • Also helpful is a recommendation to "report suspected cases to their local, state, or territorial health department. (keepkidshealthy.com)
  • In the politics of the United States , elections are held for government officials at the federal, state , and local levels. (yahoo.com)
  • But her own website says she supports a $12 federal minimum wage, and going further "through state and local efforts. (factcheck.org)
  • The "fight for 15" that Clinton referred to is an effort backed by the Service Employees International Union to raise state and local minimum wages to $15 wherever possible. (factcheck.org)
  • And her website says "we should go further than the federal minimum through state and local efforts " (emphasis added). (factcheck.org)
  • In a year when flagging state and local economies forced major cuts in public health spending, federal grants for disease prevention and emergency preparedness failed to fill the breach, according to a new report from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America's Health, which advocate for increased health spending. (stateline.org)
  • The funds would involve unrestricted block grants, so states would be able to spend them as they saw most fit - including by lowering state and local taxes. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • Implementation of this plan with emphasis on extramural programs will strengthen the public health infrastructure in the United States at the local, state, and federal levels, and contribute to strengthening global surveillance networks. (cdc.gov)
  • State and local public health authorities, other infectious disease experts, and CDC will reexamine currently reportable diseases, establish criteria for making a disease reportable, and explore ways to enhance rapid reporting of cases from clinical laboratories and health care practitioners. (cdc.gov)
Departments1
  • Improve surveillance for reportable infectious diseases by reevaluating current reporting mechanisms and requirements and providing technical and financial assistance to state health departments. (cdc.gov)
Illinois3
Counties3
  • The number of counties per state ranges from the three counties of Delaware to the 254 counties of Texas . (wikipedia.org)
  • As of 2020 [update] , there are 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. (wikipedia.org)
  • [7] If the 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories are counted, then the total is 3,243 counties and county-equivalents in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
Adopt2
  • In 2013, Arkansas was the first state in the nation to adopt Medicaid expansion through the "Private Option," which uses Medicaid funds to support enrollment in either Medicaid or private insurance plans. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Imagine that both states adopt a simplified tax of 5% on all income. (nationalaffairs.com)
Highest2
  • Charles Mound in the northwest Driftless Area is the highest point in the state at 1,235 feet (376 m) above sea level. (wikipedia.org)
  • Drivers in Midwestern states have the highest safe-driving scores in the country. (prnewswire.com)
Level2
  • At the federal level, the nation's head of state , the president, is elected indirectly by the people of each state , through an Electoral College. (yahoo.com)
  • Many programs are not even based on population, but set a flat funding level per state, he said. (stateline.org)
Outcomes2
  • argues that while they can, Southern states should expand Medicaid, one effect of which would be to improve health outcomes for those involved with the criminal justice system. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Expanding Medicaid provides Southern states with the opportunity to significantly impact health outcomes for CJI individuals. (lse.ac.uk)
Suggests1
  • He suggests that in order to expand Medicaid, these states should focus on incremental change, re-brand Medicaid as a state led initiative, and link it to criminal justice reform. (lse.ac.uk)
Cases6
  • Although some clinical cases of human granulocytic anaplasmosis have been reported in Europe, mostly from Slovenia, Sweden, and Poland, most cases have occurred in the United States. (medgadget.com)
  • But there have been cases in most states in the U.S., and the disease is also seen in Europe and Asia. (kidshealth.org)
  • Breaking News - The CDC reports at least 1,000 confirmed cases of MIS-C and 20 deaths in the United States. (keepkidshealthy.com)
  • Following a report of 15 cases in New York City, the New York State Department of Health issued an advisory to healthcare providers about 64 potential cases throughout the state. (keepkidshealthy.com)
  • As of 8/20/2020, CDC has received reports of 694 confirmed cases of MIS-C and 11 deaths in 42 states, New York City, and Washington, DC. (keepkidshealthy.com)
  • When cases of swine flu began to show up in Maine last year, the state health department diverted three-quarters of its staff to an inoculation campaign and put other infectious disease prevention programs on a back burner. (stateline.org)
White-tail2
  • however, as an adult, the tick prefers to feed on the white-tailed deer, the primary host in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • Data was voluntarily collected from white-tailed deer (WTD) study herds using a questionnaire and state animal health agency databases. (bvsalud.org)
Cities5
  • Major cities include Peoria, and Springfield (the state capital). (wikipedia.org)
  • Although property crime has decreased dramatically since 1990 nationwide, it still occurs at alarmingly high rates in many cities across the United States. (kgab.com)
  • Insurify’s data science team conducted a correlation analysis to determine the relationship between property crime, violent crime, and poverty rate in cities across the United States. (kgab.com)
  • Is there a basis of collaboration across these cities (and their rural surroundings and states they are in) that would lead to synergies? (urbanophile.com)
  • This pattern was repeated in other small formerly industrial cities across Iowa and the Rust Belt - arguably, shifts in places like these are why Trump won several Rust Belt states and hence the election. (brown.edu)
Services2
  • This leaves poorer states like Kansas with two choices: They can keep tax levels competitive with other states at the cost of subpar government services, or they can provide basic services at the cost of higher taxes relative to other states. (nationalaffairs.com)
  • Thus the incentive for state policymakers is to provide the basic services that are lacking and use the rest of the money to reduce state taxes. (nationalaffairs.com)
Made1
  • Hammerhead worms, which are native to Japan and Korea, made their way to the United States on the soil of ornamental plants in the 1900s. (newsbreak.com)
Multiple2
  • As case rates rise in multiple states, tick prevention messaging, provider education, and traveler risk awareness should be emphasized. (cdc.gov)
  • Procedure -Information for 1994 through 1997 was obtained from a large milk marketing cooperative that operated in multiple states throughout the northeastern and midwestern United States (16,831 herd-years of information from 6,546 farms) and from the Ohio Department of Agriculture Grade-A Milk Certification Program (12,042 herd-years of information from 4,022 farms). (avma.org)
Brought1
  • European alder was brought to the East Coast of the United States from Europe by early colonists. (mn.us)
Federal2
  • In addition, federal funding fails to reach the states that need it most, the report released March 1, says. (stateline.org)
  • Buchanan's solution was a policy in which the federal government would provide some sort of "equalization grant" to states with below-average fiscal capacity to bring them up to the average across all states. (nationalaffairs.com)
Breakdown2
  • Readers can hover over each state to see pop-ups with additional information for each state, including a breakdown of women legislators by party each year. (rasmussenreports.com)
  • Here is the current breakdown of what is allowed in each state and some considerations for restaurants to keep in mind. (synergyconsultants.com)
Lowest1
  • Drivers in Northeastern states have the lowest -- also for the second year in a row. (prnewswire.com)
Majority1
Public health1
  • Hawaii ranks first in state investments in public health at $169.49 per person in 2009 and Nevada ranks 50th at $3.54 per person. (stateline.org)
Poverty1
  • John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in 1917, the grandson of Irish-Catholic immigrants who came to the United States in the nineteenth century to escape poverty and oppression in their homeland. (billofrightsinstitute.org)
Health2
  • As a result, states with strong support for health care funding, less opposition by interests such as tobacco companies and influential representation in Congress tend to get the biggest share, regardless of their so-called burden of disease, Hamburg says. (stateline.org)
  • Many states took advantage of opportunities created by passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 to expand healthcare coverage to their poorest residents and develop partnerships between health and justice systems (Figure 2). (lse.ac.uk)
Illness1
  • Because the state of the atmosphere at various scales determines the development, transport, dispersion, and deposition of air pollutants, there is concern that climate change could affect the burden of illness and mortality associated with these gases and fine particles. (nih.gov)
Infections1
  • Objective I-A. Expand and coordinate surveillance systems for the early detection, tracking, and evaluation of emerging infections in the United States. (cdc.gov)