Epidemiology of Lyme disease in a healthcare area in north-west Spain

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María Esther Vázquez-LópezPatrocinio Morrondo

Abstract

To evaluate the influence of some risk factors on the incidence rate of Lyme disease and the main clinical manifestations. A retrospective study of Lyme disease (2006-2013) was performed in north-west Spain; we included only patients who fulfilled the epidemiological surveillance criteria defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The incidence rate varied between 2.64 and 11.61/100,000 inhabitants/year. Significant differences were found in relation to habitat, age and area of residence. Patients showed neurological (67.59%), dermatological (47.22%), rheumatological (15.74%) and cardiac (13.88%) manifestations, alone or combined. Due to the increase of the disease in north-west Spain and the differences observed between the different areas, epidemiological studies are needed that increase the index of diagnostic suspicion and lead to the implementation of effective prevention measures.

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Dec 27, 2015·Reumatología clinica·María Esther Vázquez-LópezManuel Castro-Gago
Mar 15, 2016·Medicina clínica·Elena Bonet AlavésFlor Gimeno Vilarrasa
Aug 14, 2019·Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases·Susana RemesarPatrocinio Morrondo
Mar 11, 2020·Medicina·Agnė PetrulionienėAlgirdas Venalis
Sep 29, 2018·Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases·Susana RemesarPatrocinio Morrondo

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