Every allegation, by law, must be investigated, so the rise in cases is straining county services.
Already, Egyptian hospitals are witnessing a steep rise in cases of liver cancer.
She said the number of people in critical condition remained "steady", despite the rise in cases, at 14.
But in Massachusetts, at least, it does bring one medical corollary: a slight rise in cases of low birth weight.
But in global terms, the small increases in risk to individuals translate to a significant rise in cases.
Professor Hubbard believes the rise in cases will result in greater research funding, especially from the pharmaceutical industry.
While many foreclosures are still unopposed, courts are seeing a sharp rise in cases where defendants show up representing themselves.
The rapid rise in cases of Lyme over the past 15 years has paralleled the rise in the deer population in affected communities.
Since 2015, a further vaccine has been offered to adolescents in response to a rise in cases of a particularly virulent strain.
The Centers for Disease Control began to watch the rise in cases a few years ago, and in 1998 noted that the increase had reached epidemic proportions.
One reason for the rise in cases in some areas may be doctors' increasing use of a quick test to detect the influenza virus, Dr. Pavia said.
