Is tayside becoming a Scottish hotspot for Lyme borreliosis?

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-8

  Slack, G S ^a   Mavin, S ^b   Yirrell, D ^a   Ho Yen, D O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme borreliosis; Scotland; Tayside

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; WEATHER;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYME DISEASE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 79959516063     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2011.102     Document Type: Article

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