Circumstantial evidence for an increase in the total number and activity of borrelia-infected <it>ixodes ricinus</it> in the Netherlands

Circumstantial evidence for an increase in the total number and activity of borrelia-infected <it>ixodes ricinus</it> in the Netherlands

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Between 1994 and 2009, a threefold increase has been observed in consultations of general practitioners for tick bites and Lyme disease in The Netherlands. The objective of this study was to determine whether an increase in the numbe...

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Main Authors: Sprong Hein, Hofhuis Agnetha, Gassner Fedor, Takken Willem, Jacobs Frans, van Vliet Arnold JH, van Ballegooijen Marijn, van der Giessen Joke, Takumi Katsuhisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
<it>Borrelia burgdorferi</it> sensu lato
<it>Ixodes ricinus</it>
<it>Population dynamics</it>
Lyme disease; The Netherlands
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/294

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