See How Many Lyme Disease Cases In Hudson Valley Counties 2004-16

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Federal health officials warned last month that tick-related disease cases doubled in the United States between 2004 and 2016 and Lyme Disease accounted for almost all — 82 percent — of all tick-borne diseases reported during that time period. New York remains one of the states where the disease is endemic, with roughly 55,000 cases reported between 2004 and 2016.

According to federal data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 5,100 reported cases of Lyme Disease in New York in 2004. In 2016, there were 2,623reported cases of Lyme Disease in the state.

Below are the reported number of cases in the Hudson Valley between 2004 and 2016, the period during which the CDC notes a doubling in tick-borne diseases:

• Dutchess: 6,753
• Orange: 4,195
• Putnam: 1,717
• Rockland: 2,211
• Ulster: 4,146
• Westchester: 2,961

The CDC notes that there are limitations to this data for a number of reasons. First, the CDC says not all cases of Lyme Disease are reported to the agency and some Lyme Disease cases that are reported may be due to another cause. The CDC also says states close their annual surveillance dataset at a different time than the CDC so the final counts published by them may not precisely match the figures provided by the state. Finally, the county figures represent the residence of the person with a reported case of Lyme Disease and not where that person was exposed.

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MAP: CDC