How big is the lyme problem? Using novel methods to estimate the true number of lyme disease cases in British Columbia residents from 1997 to 2008

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 863-868

  Henry, Bonnie ^a   Roth, David ^a   Reilly, Robert ^a,b   MacDougall, Laura ^a   Mak, Sunny ^a   Li, Min ^a   Muhamad, Morshed ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Capturerecapture; Epidemiology; Ixodes pacificus; Lyme Disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CAPTURE RECAPTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; IXODES PACIFICUS;

EID: 79960122164     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0142     Document Type: Article

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