The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) conducts ongoing surveillance of several tick-borne diseases, including:
- Babesiosis
- Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)
- Borrelia miyamotoi
- Powassan virus
- Lyme disease
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) conducts ongoing surveillance of several tick-borne diseases, including:
The Tickborne Diseases 10-Year Morbidity Report, below, gives an overview of incidence of tickborne disease in Massachusetts.
| Disease | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme Disease2 | 4370 | 207 | 416 | 189 | 165 | 103 | 28 | 5102 | 9728 | 8840 | 8619 | 4733 |
| Babesiosis | 448 | 519 | 591 | 527 | 640 | 580 | 610 | 454 | 837 | 788 | 881 | 505 |
| Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis | 771 | 874 | 1218 | 658 | 703 | 740 | 773 | 625 | 747 | 1060 | 1496 | 1149 |
| Borrelia miyamotoi | 8 | 16 | 43 | 63 | 32 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 47 | 57 | 107 | 36 |
| Powassan virus | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Total: | 11,115 | 6436 |
1Data are current as of 09/2/2026 and include yearly case counts through 08/31/2026, Data are preliminary and subject to change.
22015 data include confirmed and probable cases defined by specific combinations of laboratory and clinical data obtained during intensive public health follow-up. 2016-2021 data include confirmed and probable cases reported by healthcare providers but without active public health follow-up, resulting in very few patients with sufficient information to record as cases. 2022-2025 data include probable cases recorded following the implementation of a new, laboratory-only set of case criteria.
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