Maine poised to set record number of Lyme disease cases, again

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Maine poised to set record number of Lyme disease cases, again
BY Sean Murphy Maine
PUBLISHED 2:39 PM ET Sep. 08, 2025

AUGUSTA – Maine is on track to post another record for the number of tick-borne illness cases, including Lyme disease, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

“It’s highly likely that we’re going to break at least some of those records,” said Megan Porter of the Maine CDC. “That seems to be a trend for the last few years. Every single year we seem to be pushing those numbers just a little bit higher.”

Maine CDC data shows 2,900 reported Lyme disease cases to date this year. That’s nearly as high as the 2,943 cases reported in all of 2023. The data also shows 3,218 cases reported in 2024.

The Maine CDC data shows similar trends with other tick-borne illnesses such as Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis...

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Invasive, disease-carrying tick found in Maine, the farthest northeast it has been spotted
Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the U.S. where the pest has been discovered
By PATRICK WHITTLE — Associated Press Sep 8, 2025 Updated 6 mins ago

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the United States the pest has been discovered.

The University of Maine and state conservation officials said Monday they confirmed the presence of the Asian longhorned tick in the state in July. The tick is native to east Asia, where it is capable of spreading tickborne infections such as spotted fever.

The tick was first confirmed in the United States in New Jersey in 2017 and it has since spread to more than 20 states, clustering mostly around the eastern third of the country...