Reviewing Statistical Analysis of Lyme Disease in Ireland
By Jenny O’Dea – Tick Talk Ireland: Jul 30 2010
“Seroprevalence studies report the Republic of Ireland as having one of the highest rates of Lyme disease in Europe. Lyme disease is considered endemic in the West of Ireland. However, few studies have explored the clinical presentation and natural history of Lyme NB in Ireland.”
The file below is a critical review of Lyme statistics in Ireland – do we know how many cases there are? The short answer is NO!
Statistical Analysis of Lyme Disease in Ireland
Even more interesting is an article which was forwarded to me by a fellow sufferer.
‘The range of antibodies to B. burgdorferi in blood donors or control subjects shows the highest spikes in Ireland 15% and the lowest in Austria 7.7% and in Germany 5.5%.’
Panminerva Med. 1997 Sep;39(3):208-14.
Geographical incidence of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in Europe.
Santino I, Dastoli F, Sessa R, Del Piano M.
Institute of Microbiology, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
