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Reports of Lyme Disease in Laurel County, Kentucky

6

Confirmed cases of Lyme disease in Laurel County (2000 to 2020).

Ranked #13 of 120 counties in Kentucky. That's 1.5% of Kentucky's 391 confirmed cases.

Yearly Breakdown of Lyme Cases in Laurel County

Confirmed cases reported to the CDC each year.
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Confirmed Lyme disease cases in Laurel County by year
Year Confirmed cases
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
2012 0
2013 0
2014 3
2015 2
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2000–2020
Confirmed cases
    Laurel County

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    Lyme Stats for Other Kentucky Counties

    Confirmed Lyme disease cases by county in Kentucky, 2000 to 2020
    County Confirmed cases Share of state
    Jefferson County 34 8.7%
    Hardin County 16 4.1%
    Whitley County 12 3.1%
    Boone County 10 2.6%
    Carroll County 9 2.3%
    Fayette County 8 2.0%
    Grayson County 8 2.0%
    Kenton County 8 2.0%
    Nelson County 8 2.0%
    Warren County 8 2.0%
    Christian County 7 1.8%
    Pulaski County 7 1.8%
    Laurel County 6 1.5%
    Logan County 6 1.5%
    Meade County 6 1.5%
    Madison County 5 1.3%
    McCracken County 5 1.3%
    Scott County 5 1.3%
    Bullitt County 4 1.0%
    Campbell County 4 1.0%
    Carter County 4 1.0%
    Green County 4 1.0%
    Greenup County 4 1.0%
    Hart County 4 1.0%
    Henderson County 4 1.0%
    McCreary County 4 1.0%
    Pendleton County 4 1.0%
    Rowan County 4 1.0%
    Anderson County 3 0.8%
    Barren County 3 0.8%
    Boyd County 3 0.8%
    Hancock County 3 0.8%
    Livingston County 3 0.8%
    Metcalfe County 3 0.8%
    Taylor County 3 0.8%
    Adair County 2 0.5%
    Allen County 2 0.5%
    Ballard County 2 0.5%
    Bracken County 2 0.5%
    Butler County 2 0.5%
    Clark County 2 0.5%
    Estill County 2 0.5%
    Floyd County 2 0.5%
    Franklin County 2 0.5%
    Grant County 2 0.5%
    Graves County 2 0.5%
    Johnson County 2 0.5%
    Knox County 2 0.5%
    Lincoln County 2 0.5%
    Marion County 2 0.5%
    Marshall County 2 0.5%
    Muhlenberg County 2 0.5%
    Pike County 2 0.5%
    Russell County 2 0.5%
    Simpson County 2 0.5%
    Boyle County 1 0.3%
    Breckinridge County 1 0.3%
    Carlisle County 1 0.3%
    Cumberland County 1 0.3%
    Daviess County 1 0.3%
    Henry County 1 0.3%
    Jackson County 1 0.3%
    Jessamine County 1 0.3%
    Larue County 1 0.3%
    Lawrence County 1 0.3%
    Letcher County 1 0.3%
    Lewis County 1 0.3%
    Magoffin County 1 0.3%
    Mason County 1 0.3%
    Menifee County 1 0.3%
    Montgomery County 1 0.3%
    Ohio County 1 0.3%
    Oldham County 1 0.3%
    Perry County 1 0.3%
    Shelby County 1 0.3%
    Spencer County 1 0.3%
    Trigg County 1 0.3%
    Wayne County 1 0.3%
    Webster County 1 0.3%
    Woodford County 1 0.3%
    Bath County 0 0.0%
    Bell County 0 0.0%
    Bourbon County 0 0.0%
    Breathitt County 0 0.0%
    Caldwell County 0 0.0%
    Calloway County 0 0.0%
    Casey County 0 0.0%
    Clay County 0 0.0%
    Clinton County 0 0.0%
    Crittenden County 0 0.0%
    Edmonson County 0 0.0%
    Elliott County 0 0.0%
    Fleming County 0 0.0%
    Fulton County 0 0.0%
    Gallatin County 0 0.0%
    Garrard County 0 0.0%
    Harlan County 0 0.0%
    Harrison County 0 0.0%
    Hickman County 0 0.0%
    Hopkins County 0 0.0%
    Knott County 0 0.0%
    Lee County 0 0.0%
    Leslie County 0 0.0%
    Lyon County 0 0.0%
    Martin County 0 0.0%
    McLean County 0 0.0%
    Mercer County 0 0.0%
    Monroe County 0 0.0%
    Morgan County 0 0.0%
    Nicholas County 0 0.0%
    Owen County 0 0.0%
    Owsley County 0 0.0%
    Powell County 0 0.0%
    Robertson County 0 0.0%
    Rockcastle County 0 0.0%
    Todd County 0 0.0%
    Trimble County 0 0.0%
    Union County 0 0.0%
    Washington County 0 0.0%
    Wolfe County 0 0.0%
    Unknown County 97 24.8%

    "Unknown County" counts cases the CDC confirmed in Kentucky without a county of residence. They are included in the state total but not on the map.

    Data Sources

    All Lyme disease prevalence data sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's surveillance data. Cases are counted by the patient's county of residence, which may not be where the tick bite occurred.

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