Tick-borne and Mosquito-borne Disease

Vector-borne diseases are bacterial, parasitic and viral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks and other insects. Some of these diseases have been present in the United States for many years, while others have recently emerged.

Information about the different tick-borne and mosquito-borne diseases as well as how to protect yourself can be found here. 

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Tick-borne and Mosquito-borne Disease Incidence Data Visualization

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The data and measures presented include all confirmed and probable cases of the selected disease in a human reported to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Measure Description:

  • Incidence rate (Per 100K) is the rate of human cases of disease reported per 100,000 population.
  • Case count is the number of confirmed and probable human cases of disease reported to HHS.
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About Tick-borne and Mosquito-borne Disease Incidence Data

Tracking tick-borne and mosquito-borne diseases involves collecting data about the number of confirmed and probable cases of disease.

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