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Maine

Tick species established in Maine, CDC-reported disease cases by county, and the county-level breakdown of where ticks and pathogens concentrate.

Ticks established here

1 species

Disease cases reported here

8 diseases
DiseaseTotal casesCountiesYears covered
Lyme disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection (Borrelia burgdorferi) spread by black-legged ticks and the most common tick-borne illness in the US.
25,6861623
Anaplasmosis
Anaplasmosis is a bacterial infection (Anaplasma phagocytophilum) spread by black-legged ticks across the Northeast, Upper Midwest, and Pacific Coast.
3,143162
Babesiosis
Babesiosis is a malaria-like parasitic infection of red blood cells (Babesia microti) carried by black-legged ticks in the Northeast and Upper Midwest.
643162
Ehrlichia chaffeensis ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis ehrlichiosis is a bacterial infection of white blood cells spread by lone star ticks across the Southeast and south-central US.
73162
Undetermined ehrlichiosis/anaplasmosis
Undetermined ehrlichiosis/anaplasmosis is the CDC reporting category for cases where the specific Ehrlichia or Anaplasma species could not be identified.
30162
Spotted fever rickettsiosis
Spotted fever rickettsiosis is a group of bacterial infections — Rocky Mountain spotted fever among them — spread by dog and wood ticks across the US.
28162
Tularemia
Tularemia is a highly infectious bacterial disease (Francisella tularensis) transmitted by tick bites, deer fly bites, and contact with infected animals.
3162
Ehrlichia ewingii ehrlichiosis
Ehrlichia ewingii ehrlichiosis is a bacterial infection spread by lone star ticks, typically affecting immunocompromised patients in the southeastern US.
0162

Worst counties · cumulative disease load

top 5
RankCountyTotal casesDiseasesLatest year
01Cumberland County5,62082023
02York County4,90682023
03Kennebec County3,26282023
04Knox County2,74782023
05Hancock County2,51882023

We frame this as epidemiology, not stigma — high-load counties are places with higher tick density and reporting completeness, not worse places to live.