Minnesota Tick-borne Disease Risk*

*Based on average incidence (cases/100,000 population) of Lyme disease and human anaplasmosis cases in Minnesota, 2007-2011

High Risk
Moderate Risk

Roseau

Kittson

Low Risk

Lake
of the
Woods
Marshall

Koochiching

Beltrami

Pennington

Cook

St. Louis
Red Lake

Lake
Clear
Water

Polk

Itasca

Mahnomen
Norman
Hubbard
Cass
Becker

Clay

Aitkin

Wadena

Carlton

Crow
Wing

Wilkin
Ottertail

Todd

Kanabec

Morrison

Douglas

Grant

Tick-borne disease
(TBD) risk is confined
to forested areas
throughout the
state.

Pine

Mille
Lacs

Benton
Traverse

Stevens

Isanti

Pope

Stearns

Big Stone

Sherburne
Swift

Chisago

Kandiyohi

Take precautions to
prevent TBD when
visiting these areas.

Anoka
Meeker

Wright

Chippewa

Hennepin

WashingRam- ton
sey

Lac Qui Parle

McLeod
Yellow Medicine

Renville

Carver
Dakota

Scott
Sibley
Lincoln

Lyon

Redwood

Nicollet

Le
Sueur

Rice

Goodhue
Wabasha

Brown
Pipestone Murray

Rock

Nobles

Cottonwood

Jackson

Watonwan

Martin

Blue Earth

Faribault

Waseca

Steele

Freeborn

Dodge

Mower

Olmsted

Winona

Fillmore

Houston

Minnesota Department of Health Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
(651) 201-5414 TDD/TTY (651) 201-5797 www.health.state.mn.us

April 2013