Lyme borreliosis in the Netherlands: strong increase in GP consultations and hospital admissions in past 10 years

Euro Surveill. 2006 Jun 22;11(6):E060622.2. doi: 10.2807/esw.11.25.02978-en.

Authors

A Hofhuis¹, J W B van der Giessen, F H M Borgsteede, P R Wielinga, D W Notermans, W van Pelt

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Bilthoven, The Netherlands. [email protected]

PMID: 16819128
DOI: 10.2807/esw.11.25.02978-en

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Bites and Stings / epidemiology*
Causality
Comorbidity
Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
Erythema Chronicum Migrans / epidemiology
Family Practice / statistics & numerical data*
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Incidence
Lyme Disease / epidemiology*
Netherlands / epidemiology
Population Surveillance
Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data*
Risk Assessment / methods
Risk Factors
Ticks*