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.
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.
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.
For confirmed and probable human tick-borne and mosquito-borne disease cases in Iowa:
The numbers of the selected disease by year, gender, or age group in Iowa.
If a segment of a population is at higher risk for the selected disease.
How the disease incidence is changing over time.
Provide information to the public about tick-borne and mosquito-borne diseases in Iowa.
State and local partners can use these data for program planning and evaluation.
Inform prevention guidelines for targeted public awareness & prevention campaigns during peak seasons.
The total burden of tick-borne and mosquito-borne disease in a population, since not all disease cases are diagnosed or reported.
Where the person was when they were exposed to an infected tick or mosquito.
The number or rate of occupationally-acquired cases of tick-borne and mosquito-borne disease in Iowa.
How much climate change has influenced the changes in tick-borne and Mosquito-borne diseases.
Tick-borne and Mosquito-borne Disease is reportable to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Iowa Administrative Code 641 Chapter 1.
The Iowa Public Health Tracking portal displays tick-borne and mosquito-borne disease data from the year 2010 through the most recent year of data available.
Case Count: The case count indicates the total number of confirmed and probable human cases of the selected tick-borne and mosquito-borne disease reported to HHS
Incidence Rate (Per 100K): The incidence rate is the total number of confirmed and probable human cases of Lyme disease reported per 100,000 population.
Potential cases are reported to HHS by health care providers and diagnostic laboratories.
People in Iowa need to see a health care provider and be diagnosed with a tick-borne and mosquito-borne disease to be considered a case. Those people who do not seek medical care will not be included in the case count.
