I looked at the chart and it seems that LA has a low occurance of the disease. Why is their such a problem with them in the new england area.
I think it has to do with the types of ticks in the area. The blacklegged tick (deer tick) is the one prominately known to carry Lyme disease. Unlike the New England area, here in AL the blacklegged tick is rare thus we have a low incident rate of Lyme.
50 percent to 70 percent of local ticks infected Quote from link above:
�Mid-October is the time of peak adult activity for blacklegged tick, the primary organism that causes Lyme disease in New Hampshire ,� Eaton said. �People can reduce their chances of getting Lyme disease by tucking pantlegs into socks before a trip into woods or fields, using insect repellant on socks and pantlegs, and checking themselves thoroughly for ticks after a day outdoors�
