Decrease in tick bite consultations and stabilization of early Lyme borreliosis in the Netherlands in 2014 after 15 years of continuous increase

• Main Authors: Agnetha Hofhuis (Author), Sita Bennema (Author), Margriet Harms (Author), Arnold J. H. van Vliet (Author), Willem Takken (Author), Cees C. van den Wijngaard (Author), Wilfrid van Pelt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Nationwide surveys have shown a threefold increase in general practitioner (GP) consultations for tick bites and early Lyme borreliosis from 1994 to 2009 in the Netherlands. We now report an update on 2014, with identical methods as for the preceding GP surveys. Methods To all GP...