Surveillance for Lyme Disease in Canada, 2009-2012
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https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6477Abstract
This study summarize the first 4 years (2009-2012) of national surveillance for Lyme Disease (LD) in Canada. LD surveillance data for 2009-2012 are analyzed to describe the early patterns (age, seasonality and presenting manifestations) of LD emergence in Canada and to compare against those reported in the US.The study shows that: i) LD incidence is increasing in central and eastern Canada due to northwards expansion of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis; and ii) there is a lower proportion of cases presenting with early LD in Canada compared with the US suggesting lower awareness of early LD in Canada.
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2016-03-24
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Koffi, J., Lindsay, R., & Ogden, N. (2016). Surveillance for Lyme Disease in Canada, 2009-2012. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6477
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