Lyme Disease Surveillance in England and Wales, 1986-1998
Improved surveillance indicates that Lyme borreliosis, an emerging zoonosis in the United Kingdom, has increased from 0.06/100,000 during 1986-1992 to 0.32/100,000 since 1996. Case reports peaked in the third quarter of each year. Several high-incidence localities were identified. Erythema migrans w...
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| description | Improved surveillance indicates that Lyme borreliosis, an emerging zoonosis in the United Kingdom, has increased from 0.06/100,000 during 1986-1992 to 0.32/100,000 since 1996. Case reports peaked in the third quarter of each year. Several high-incidence localities were identified. Erythema migrans was reported in 41% of patients; arthritis in 4%; musculoskeletal symptoms in 18%; and neuroborreliosis in 15%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be1ccffe3e0c4924ae4d08db459d39c92022-12-22T01:26:18ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592000-08-016440440710.3201/eid0604.000416Lyme Disease Surveillance in England and Wales, 1986-1998Robert SmithSusan O'ConnellStephen PalmerImproved surveillance indicates that Lyme borreliosis, an emerging zoonosis in the United Kingdom, has increased from 0.06/100,000 during 1986-1992 to 0.32/100,000 since 1996. Case reports peaked in the third quarter of each year. Several high-incidence localities were identified. Erythema migrans was reported in 41% of patients; arthritis in 4%; musculoskeletal symptoms in 18%; and neuroborreliosis in 15%.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/4/00-0416_articlelyme diseaseEnglandWalesSurveillancelyme borreliosisborrelia burdorferi sensu lato |
| spellingShingle | Robert Smith Susan O'Connell Stephen Palmer Lyme Disease Surveillance in England and Wales, 1986-1998 Emerging Infectious Diseases lyme disease England Wales Surveillance lyme borreliosis borrelia burdorferi sensu lato |
| title | Lyme Disease Surveillance in England and Wales, 1986-1998 |
| title_full | Lyme Disease Surveillance in England and Wales, 1986-1998 |
| title_fullStr | Lyme Disease Surveillance in England and Wales, 1986-1998 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lyme Disease Surveillance in England and Wales, 1986-1998 |
| title_short | Lyme Disease Surveillance in England and Wales, 1986-1998 |
| title_sort | lyme disease surveillance in england and wales 1986 1998 |
| topic | lyme disease England Wales Surveillance lyme borreliosis borrelia burdorferi sensu lato |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/4/00-0416_article |
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