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. 2017 Oct 5;43(10):194–199. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v43i10a01

Table 2. Lyme disease cases per 100,000 population reported by province and year in Canada, 2009–2015.

Province 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Lyme disease cases reported in Canada (n=3,012)
British Columbia 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4
Alberta* 0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3
Saskatchewan* 0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Manitoba 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.3 2.7 2.4
Ontario 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.7 3.1
Quebec 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.7 1.5 1.9
New Brunswick 0 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.7
Nova Scotia 1.7 1.8 5.7 5.4 16.2 12.1 26.1
Prince Edward Island 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.4 0.0 0.0 2.7
Newfoundland & Labrador* 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Canada 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.9 1.5 2.6
Lyme disease cases acquired in Canada (n=2,004)
Manitoba 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.0 2.0 2.4 2.3
Ontario 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 2.1 1.3 2.7
New Brunswick 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.5
Nova Scotia 1.5 1.5 5.2 5.3 16.1 12.1 26.1
Prince Edward Island 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0

* All cases reported from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador were travel-related

The information about whether Lyme disease cases were acquired in Canada was provided by some of the provinces participating in the LDES system (Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island). However, only Lyme disease cases acquired in the province of origin are included