학술논문
What is the real number of Lyme disease cases in Canada?
Document Type
article
Author
Source
BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1471-2458
Abstract
Abstract Background Lyme disease is emerging in Canada due to expansion of the range of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis from the United States. National surveillance for human Lyme disease cases began in Canada in 2009. Reported numbers of cases increased from 144 cases in 2009 to 2025 in 2017. It has been claimed that few (