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Lyme disease in UK three times higher than estimated
31 July 2019 By Anviksha Patel
Cases of lyme disease in the UK may be three times higher than expected and could reach as high as 8,000 cases in 2019, according to new research based on GP records.
Higher incidence rates of lyme disease were found in every UK region, particularly in Scotland, which reported the largest number of cases.
Currently, it is estimated that the annual number of new cases of lyme disease is around 2,000 to 3,000.
The new study of 8.4 million UK GP records extracted from a database which covers 8% of the UK population showed the total number of cases of lyme disease had increased ten fold from 2001 to 2012, from 60 to 595...
Lyme disease in UK three times higher than estimated
31 July 2019 By Anviksha Patel
Cases of lyme disease in the UK may be three times higher than expected and could reach as high as 8,000 cases in 2019, according to new research based on GP records.
Higher incidence rates of lyme disease were found in every UK region, particularly in Scotland, which reported the largest number of cases.
Currently, it is estimated that the annual number of new cases of lyme disease is around 2,000 to 3,000.
The new study of 8.4 million UK GP records extracted from a database which covers 8% of the UK population showed the total number of cases of lyme disease had increased ten fold from 2001 to 2012, from 60 to 595...