Question #9
Where is Lyme disease most common?
According to the CDC report Surveillance for Lyme Disease — United States, 2008–2015, "The majority of Lyme disease cases occur in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and upper Midwest regions."
The report provides the following table of high incidence states during the surveillance period:
* Annual incidence rates per 100,000 population were calculated by state using U.S. Census Bureau estimates from July 1 of each year. U.S. Census Bureau Intercensal Estimates (2000–2010) were used to calculate 2008 and 2009 incidence and Vintage 2015 was used to calculate 2010–2015 incidence.
Schwartz AM, Hinckley AF, Mead PS, Hook SA, Kugeler KJ. Surveillance for Lyme Disease — United States, 2008–2015. MMWR Surveill Summ 2017;66(No. SS-22):1–12. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6622a1
