This disease remains a real public health concern.
Prevention is the key, and there are many ways for the public to reduce their risk of infection.
Avoiding tick exposures is the best way. If people need to enter tick habitats, repellents should be used and frequent 'tick checks' performed. Light-colored clothing should also be worn. With the majority of Lyme disease cases occurring in the spring and early summer months, peak season will soon be here. See charts below for Lyme Cases reported by NJ Counties as well as Lyme Cases reported in Hunterdon County from 1988 to 2000 .