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Reports of Lyme Disease in New Mexico

2000–2020
Confirmed cases

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    66

    Confirmed cases of Lyme disease in New Mexico (2000 to 2020).

    Yearly Breakdown

    Confirmed cases reported to the CDC each year.
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    Confirmed Lyme disease cases in New Mexico by year
    Year Confirmed cases
    2000 0
    2001 1
    2002 1
    2003 1
    2004 1
    2005 3
    2006 3
    2007 5
    2008 8
    2009 5
    2010 5
    2011 6
    2012 1
    2013 6
    2014 0
    2015 0
    2016 1
    2017 3
    2018 2
    2019 14
    2020 0

    New Mexico's Counties

    Confirmed Lyme disease cases by county in New Mexico, 2000 to 2020
    County Confirmed cases Share of state
    Bernalillo County 22 33.3%
    Santa Fe County 12 18.2%
    Doña Ana County 6 9.1%
    Sandoval County 4 6.1%
    Taos County 4 6.1%
    Lea County 2 3.0%
    Chaves County 1 1.5%
    Cibola County 1 1.5%
    Colfax County 1 1.5%
    Curry County 1 1.5%
    Luna County 1 1.5%
    McKinley County 1 1.5%
    Otero County 1 1.5%
    Rio Arriba County 1 1.5%
    San Juan County 1 1.5%
    Catron County 0 0.0%
    De Baca County 0 0.0%
    Eddy County 0 0.0%
    Grant County 0 0.0%
    Guadalupe County 0 0.0%
    Harding County 0 0.0%
    Hidalgo County 0 0.0%
    Lincoln County 0 0.0%
    Los Alamos County 0 0.0%
    Mora County 0 0.0%
    Quay County 0 0.0%
    Roosevelt County 0 0.0%
    San Miguel County 0 0.0%
    Sierra County 0 0.0%
    Socorro County 0 0.0%
    Torrance County 0 0.0%
    Union County 0 0.0%
    Valencia County 0 0.0%
    Unknown County 7 10.6%

    "Unknown County" counts cases the CDC confirmed in New Mexico 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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