Epidemiological situation of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2003 to 2012.
Health and disease monitoring
Peer reviewed scientific article
English
SCIENSANO
Authors
Corinne Bleyenheuft [1]; Tinne Lernout [2]; Nicolas Berger [3]; Javiera Rebolledo [4]; Mathias Leroy [5]; Robert, Annie [6]; Sophie Quoilin [7]Keywords
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Some studies show that the incidence of Lyme borreliosis is increasing in different European countries. In order to evaluate if this is also the case in Belgium, different data sources were consulted to describe the epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis in the country during the last decade.
METHODS: Data from two databases were analyzed for the time period 2003-2010 and 2003-2012 for respectively: the registration of minimal clinical data from Belgian hospitals (principal and secondary diagnosis), and a sentinel laboratory network reporting positive laboratory results.
RESULTS…