Number of Lyme disease cases in the United States from 2001 to 2016, by month

Number of confirmed cases of Lyme disease in the U.S. from 2001 to 2016, by month

The data shows the number of confirmed cases of Lyme disease in the United States from 2001 to 2016, by month. During this time period, there were around 83,000 cases of Lyme disease with an onset in July. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks to humans. It is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the U.S.

January 5000
February 4500
March 6000
April 9500
May 23000
June 79000
July 83000
August 33500
September 17500
October 15000
November 9500
December 5000