Geographic distribution and incidence of Lyme borreliosis in the west of Ireland

ConclusionsIncreased awareness may explain the increase in requests. There is no indication of an increase in incidence. As many GPs treat suspected Lyme borreliosis empirically without testing and as antibody may be undetectable early in the course of illness, the true incidence of infection is likely to exceed the number of laboratory-confirmed cases.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research