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ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 55 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 212th LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2006 SESSION Sponsored by: Assemblyman UPENDRA J. CHIVUKULA District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset) Assemblyman JEFF VAN DREW District 1 (Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland) SYNOPSIS Memorializes Congress and President to enact "Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2005." CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee with technical review. An Assembly Resolution memorializing Congress and the President of the United States to enact the "Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2005." Whereas, Lyme disease is a common but frequently misunderstood illness that, if not caught early and treated properly, can cause serious health problems; and Whereas, Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is transmitted by a tick bite, and early signs of infection may include a rash and flu-like symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, headaches and fatigue; and Whereas, Although Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics if caught early, the disease often goes undetected because it mimics other illnesses or may be misdiagnosed and, if untreated, can lead to severe heart, neurological, eye and joint problems because the bacteria can affect many different organs and organ systems; and Whereas, Although Lyme disease accounts for 90% of all vector-borne infections in the United States, the ticks that spread the disease also spread other diseases such as ehrlichiosis, babesiosis and other strains of Borrelia; and Whereas, Studies indicate that only 10% of the number of tick-borne disease cases reported meet the criteria established by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Whereas, The persistence of symptomatology in many patients without reliable testing makes treatment of patients more difficult; and Whereas, New Jersey ranks third among the 50 states in the number of reported Lyme disease cases; and Whereas, The "Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2005" has been introduced in the 109th Congress as H.R.3427 and S.1479; and Whereas, The "Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2005" would advance the treatment of, and cure for, Lyme and other tick-borne diseases by expanding federal efforts concerning prevention, education, treatment and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, providing authorization for the appropriation of $20 million for each of the federal fiscal years 2006 through 2010 for these activities and requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to annually report to Congress on these activities and make recommendations for further research and education, and establishing a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services; now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. This House respectfully memorializes the United States Congress and the President of the United States to enact the "Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2005," which is currently pending in the Congress as H.R.3427 and S.1479. 2. Duly authenticated copies of this resolution, signed by the Speaker of the General Assembly and attested by the Clerk of the General Assembly, shall be transmitted to the presiding officers of the United States Congress, each of the members of the Congress elected from the State of New Jersey, and the President of the United States. |
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