Reports of Lyme Disease in Massachusetts

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Yearly Breakdown

Our Data

Naturally, TickCheck records the results of all the ticks we test. When you send us ticks, you are helping our research and forensics team gain insight on the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens. The bars below show the positive/negative ratio of the pathogens found in ticks sent from Massachusetts.

Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi

Sample size of 263 ticks.

anaplasmosis Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Sample size of 108 ticks.

babesiosis Babesia microti

Sample size of 104 ticks.

bartonellosis Bartonella spp.

Sample size of 53 ticks.

B. miyamotoi Borrelia miyamotoi

Sample size of 45 ticks. Warning: Low Sample Size

babesiosis Babesia spp.

Sample size of 33 ticks. Warning: Low Sample Size

Mycoplasma spp. Mycoplasma spp.

Sample size of 37 ticks. Warning: Low Sample Size

Massachusetts's Counties

Data Sources

All data courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC data is based on diagnosed cases of Lyme disease in Massachusetts as reported by physicians, and is delayed by 2 years. It is believed by researchers that these numbers are underestimates of the true number of Lyme cases in a given area.