Final 2013 Lyme Reported Case Numbers

The following numbers represent the final 2013 reported Lyme disease case numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) in its MMWR, Morbidity & Mortality Weekly, August 15, 2014 / 63(32);702-715. The LDA has ranked the top 15 states in the US by CDC reported Lyme case numbers. CDC says that reported case number represent about 10% of actual Lyme cases, thus, the LDA has multiplied the reported numbers by 10 to account for the underreporting, that number is shown in parenthesis.

Click here for link to full MMWR report: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6332a6.htm?s_cid=mm6332a6_e

 

2013 Final CDC Reported Case Numbers

                                 

 State Rank   

 CDC Total Reported number

 (10x reported # est. to be actual #) 

 1) PA                                              

 5,758 (10x= 57,580)                    

 2) MA

 5,290 (10x= 52,900)

 3) NY

 4,615 (10x= 46,150)

 4) NJ

 3,766 (10x= 37,660)

 5) CT

 2,925 (10x= 29,250

 6) MN

 2,340 (10x= 23,400)

 7) WI

 1,872 (10x= 18,720)

 8) NH

 1,687 (10x= 16,870)

 9) ME

 1,373 (10x= 13,730)

 10) VA

 1,307 (10x= 13,070)

 11) MD

 1,197 (10x= 11,970)

 12) VT

 893 (10x= 8,930)

 13) RI

 724 (10x= 7,240)

 14) DE

 509 (10x= 5,090)

 15) IL

 337 (10x= 3,370)

 US Total 

 36,307 (10x= 363,070)