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Reports of Lyme Disease in Essex County, Massachusetts

4,772

Total cases of lyme disease confirmed in Essex County (2000 to 2020)

Note:

Due to the fact that the CDC's data only represents confirmed cases, the actual quantity of Lyme disease cases may be far greater. We estimate a total of 47,720 true cases of Lyme disease in Essex County.
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Yearly Breakdown of Lyme Cases in Essex County

Year Number of Cases
2000204
2001152
2002236
2003188
2004164
2005259
2006133
2007305
2008442
2009394
2010234
2011215
2012511
2013527
2014459
2015306
20165
201722
20180
20190
202016

Lyme Stats For Other Massachusetts Counties

Barnstable CountyBerkshire CountyBristol County
Dukes CountyEssex CountyFranklin County
Hampden CountyHampshire CountyMiddlesex County
Nantucket CountyNorfolk CountyPlymouth County
Suffolk CountyWorcester County

Data Sources

All Lyme disease prevalence data sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's surveillance data.

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