Little Tick, Big Deal - New Tickborne Disease Data

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. To help Mainers prepare for tick season and prevent the spread of tickborne diseases, the MaineTracking Network has released updated tickborne disease data through the year 2022. In Maine, 2,652 cases of Lyme disease were reported in 2022, an increase of 1,142 cases from 2021. See these data at the town, county, and state levels, for the years 2001-2022. 

Tracking Tickborne Diseases This Fall

If you spend any time outdoors in Maine you can encounter an eight-legged cuddle bug that you don’t want to get cozy with: a tick. Mainer’s can meet up with ticks while raking leaves, walking on a road shoulder, cutting trees, hiking or mountain biking, or playing at a park. Ticks in Maine may carry and transmit Lyme disease and other tickborne diseases.

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