Table 2.

Gender distribution across disease cases and data sources

	MCO		TDH
	Male	Female	Male	Female
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
LD	372 (44.1%)	531 (58.8%)	124 (42.5%)	168 (57.5%)
RMSF	348 (52.6%)	313 (47.4%)	783 (56.6%)	601 (43.4%)
HME	7 (50.0%)	7 (50.0%)	238 (68.4%)	110 (31.6%)
Tularemia	26 (61.9%)	16 (38.1%)	23 (79.3%)	6 (20.7%)
LACV	9 (90.0%)	1 (10.0%)	39 (65.0%)	21 (35.0%)
WNV	10 (47.6%)	11 (52.4%)	31 (67.4%)	15 (32.6%)
Totals*	772 (46.8%)	779 (53.2%)	1238 (57.3%)	921 (42.7%)

^*6 TDH cases had unknown gender.

HME, human monocytic ehrlichiosis; LACV, La Crosse viral encephalitis; LD, Lyme disease; MCO, managed care organization; TDH; Tennessee Department of Health; RMSF, Rocky Mountain spotted fever; WNV, West Nile virus.