Figure 9.5.1: Annual variation of vector-borne infections
Number of vector-borne infections reported by year, Middlesex-London, 2005 to 2018
Source:
Public Health Ontario Infectious Diseases Query: Middlesex-London Health Unit: Case counts and crude rates of reportable diseases by year. Toronto ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2019 May 8 [cited 2019 May 13].Between 2005 and 2018, the number of vector-borne infections reported among Middlesex-London residents was low, at fewer than 100 cases in total.
The number of Lyme disease and West Nile virus infections varied, with no infections reported in some years. The number of Lyme disease infections was highest at 15 cases reported in 2017, and West Nile virus infections peaked in 2018 at 12 reported cases.