Number of cases of vector-borne disease U.S. 2016, by disease

The data shows the number of cases of notifiable vector-borne diseases in the United States in 2016, by disease. In that year, there were around 26,203 confirmed cases of Lyme disease, making it the most common vector-borne disease in the United States Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through ticks. The most common mosquito-borne disease in the United States was West Nile virus.