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NJ Lyme Disease Case Numbers/Rates by County 2007
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Confirmed Cases of Lyme Disease*
Frequency and Rate per 100,000 by County†
2007
|
County
|
Frequency
|
Rate per 100,000¥
|
|
Atlantic
|
160
|
63.4
|
|
Bergen
|
157
|
17.8
|
|
Burlington
|
175
|
41.3
|
|
Camden
|
3
|
0.6
|
|
Cape May
|
38
|
37.1
|
|
Cumberland
|
164
|
112.0
|
|
Essex
|
91
|
11.5
|
|
Gloucester
|
7
|
2.7
|
|
Hudson
|
16
|
2.6
|
|
Hunterdon
|
256
|
209.9
|
|
Mercer
|
206
|
58.7
|
|
Middlesex
|
73
|
9.7
|
|
Monmouth
|
280
|
45.5
|
|
Morris
|
330
|
70.2
|
|
Ocean
|
205
|
40.1
|
|
Passaic
|
91
|
18.6
|
|
Salem
|
56
|
87.1
|
|
Somerset
|
149
|
50.1
|
|
Sussex
|
354
|
245.6
|
|
Union
|
56
|
10.7
|
|
Warren
|
267
|
260.6
|
|
Statewide
|
3,134
|
37.2
|
*Case confirmation is based on CDC and NJDHSS surveillance case definition and may differ from clinical diagnosis.
†Cases are reported by municipality of residence and may not reflect actual exposure.
¥Rates are calculated using data from the 2000 U.S. Census.
Source: 2007 data from CDRSS.
Note: frequency counts are based on revised annual statistical data files and may not match numbers published in prior reports.
Caution: rates calculated using frequencies less than 20 may be unstable and unreliable.