The demographics and geographic distribution of laboratory-confirmed Lyme disease cases in England and Wales (2013-2016): an ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease of increasing incidence and public concern across the Northern Hemisphere. However, the socio-demographics and geographic distribution of the population affected in England and Wales are poorly understood. Therefore, the proposed study was designed to describe the demographics and distribution of laboratory-confirmed cases of Lyme disease from a national testing laboratory.

Design

An ecological study of routinely collected laboratory surveillance data.

Setting

Public Health England's national Lyme disease testing laboratory.

Participants

3986 laboratory-confirmed cases of Lyme disease between 2013 and 2016.

Results

In England and Wales, the incidence of laboratory-confirmed Lyme disease rose significantly ov

SUBMITTER: Tulloch JSP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6677960 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature