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Tick-borne Disease Cases* in Alabama by Year

	Anaplasmosis	Babesiosis	Ehrlichiosis	Undetermined Ehrlichiosis/ Anaplasmosis	Lyme Disease	Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis	Tularemia
1988						10	0
1989						6	0
1990						11	0
1991					13	14	1
1992					10	3	0
1993					4	4	1
1994					17	2	0
1995					12	3	0
1996					9	15	1
1997					11	9	2
1998					24	11	0
1999	0		1		20	17	0
2000	0		2		6	14	0
2001	0		0	0	11	20	1
2002	1		2	0	11	17	1
2003	1		2	0	8	21	1
2004	2		3	0	7	54	3
2005	2		1	0	3	72	`
2006	2		2	0	11	94	0
2007	3		12	0	21	95	0
2008	0		9	0	9	93	0
2009	2		8	0	3	68	0
2010	7		12	1	2	83	0
2011	4	1	5	0	25	79	0
2012	11	0	10	1	25	167	0
2013	3	0	11	0	24	255	0
2014	7	1	10	5	17	214	0
2015	7	2	9	1	25	288	0
2016	6	0	12	2	38	453	1
2017	6	1	11	2	39	671	1
2018	5	0	16	3	36	673	0
2019	7	0	31	0	66	476	4
2020	2	1	10	3	15	90	1
2021	11	1	13	1	51	123	0
2022	4	0	6	0	32	118	3
2023	1	1	4	0	36	81	1
2024	5	4	9		38	71	1

*Criteria for counting cases are based upon the CDC's case definitions. A case is included in our numbers if the person resided in Alabama during their exposure period; this does not necessarily indicate where the disease was acquired. Empty boxes indicate disease was not reportable at that time.

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