Table 2 Comparison of reported human LD case incidence (per 100,000 population) in Canadian surveillance (probable and confirmed cases combined) in 2014 to 2016 [12, 13] with comparable data from the neighbouring US states (incidence for 2014 to 2015 obtained from [47] and for 2016 from https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/tables.html, with State population estimates obtained from the US census: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-national-total.html#par_textimage_2011805803). These data were chosen as they are contemporaneous with similar data presented in [22]. Province abbreviations are AB Alberta, BC British Columbia, MB Manitoba, ON Ontario, QC Quebec, NB New Brunswick, NS Nova Scotia. State abbreviations are MT Montana, ND North Dakota, MN Minnesota, WI Wisconsin, MI Michigan, NY New York, VT Vermont, NH New Hampshire, ME Maine, WA Washington
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Canada | Incidence in Canada | Neighbouring US States | Incidence in the US (fold difference)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
ABb | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | MT | 0.5 (2.5) | 0.2 (0.7) | 1.2 (6.0) |
MB | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.9 | ND,MN | 14.4 (5.3) | 19.1 (8.3) | 20.9 (5.4) |
ON | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | MN,WI,MI,NY | 11.8 (6.9) | 14.3 (5.3) | 13.6 (5.0) |
QC | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | NY,VT,NH,ME | 23.3 (15.5) | 21.7 (11.4) | 22.8 (10.9) |
NB | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ME | 87.9 (62.8c) | 74.7 (24.9c) | 86.4 (28.8c) |
NS | 12.1 | 26.1 | 34.4 | ME | 87.9 (7.3) | 74.7 (2.9) | 86.4 (2.5) |
BC | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | WA | 0.1 (1.0) | 0.2 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.3) |