U.S. Lyme disease cases from 2005 to 2016

The data shows the number of confirmed Lyme disease cases in the U.S. from 2005 to 2016. According to the report, in 2008 there were 28,921 confirmed cases of Lyme disease in the United States In 2016, there were 26,203 cases of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks to humans. It is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the U.S.