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Lyme Disease
in Connecticut
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Geographic Distribution
- The
Northeast region of the United States has the highest case
rate of Lyme disease in the entire country.
- Connecticut
has the highest rate of Lyme Disease.
- Several
towns in the Torrington Area Health District have the highest
rates of Lyme Disease in Connecticut.
 
Note: This map
demonstrates an approximate distribution of predicted Lyme disease
risk in the United States. The true relative risk in any given
county compared with other counties might differ from that shown
here and might change from year to year.
Information on actual reported cases of Lyme Disease for the year
2002 - 2004 in the Torrington Area Health District is represented in the
table below.
|
Torrington
Area Health District
LYME DISEASE
2004 - 2006
(Based on
reported cases only) |
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TOWN |
CASES
2004 |
RATE PER
100,000 POPULATION
2004 |
CASES
2005 |
RATE PER
100,000 POPULATION
2005 |
CASES
2006 |
RATE PER
100,000 POPULATION
2006 |
Approximate
POPULATION |
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|
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|
|
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Bethlehem |
2 |
58 |
7 |
204.6
|
3 |
87.7 |
3422 |
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Canaan |
16 |
1480 |
13 |
1202.6 |
22 |
2035.2 |
1081 |
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Cornwall |
11 |
767 |
14 |
976.3 |
16 |
1115.2 |
1434 |
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Goshen |
10 |
371 |
7 |
259.5 |
13 |
482.0 |
2697 |
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Harwinton |
7 |
133 |
9 |
170.4 |
16 |
302.9 |
5283 |
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Kent |
29 |
1015 |
32 |
1119.7 |
36 |
1259.6 |
2858 |
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Litchfield |
26 |
313 |
24 |
288.6 |
30 |
360.8 |
8316 |
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Morris |
6 |
261 |
8 |
347.7 |
4 |
173.8 |
2301 |
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Norfolk |
2 |
120 |
3 |
180.7 |
4 |
241.0 |
1660 |
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Plymouth |
2 |
17 |
6 |
51.6 |
3 |
25.8 |
11634 |
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Salisbury |
25 |
629 |
32 |
804.6 |
30 |
754.3 |
3977 |
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Thomaston |
7 |
93 |
6 |
80.0 |
8 |
106.6 |
7503 |
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Torrington |
33 |
94 |
27 |
76.7 |
41 |
116.5 |
35202 |
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Warren |
3 |
239 |
4 |
319.0 |
5 |
398.7 |
1254 |
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Watertown |
12 |
55 |
13 |
60.0 |
18 |
83.1 |
21661 |
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Winchester |
7 |
66 |
5 |
46.9 |
19 |
178.2 |
10664 |
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Total
Cases |
198 |
|
210 |
|
268 |
|
120,947 |
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Average
Rate |
|
163.7 |
|
173.63 |
|
221.58 |
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Total
Population |
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120,947 |
*
As of 1/1/2003, laboratories are not responsible for
reporting cases of Lyme Disease,
due to a policy change at the Connecticut Department of
Public Health.
This may explain the decrease in cases compared to years
before 2003.
Physicians are still required to report all cases. |
Additional
information for other Connecticut towns through 2003 may be
found at:
http://www.state.ct.us/dph/Publications/BCH/Infectious%20Diseases/ld9399.pdf
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