The HUMTICK study: protocol for a prospective cohort study on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and the disease and cost burden of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium

The HUMTICK study: protocol for a prospective cohort study on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and the disease and cost burden of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium

Abstract Background In Belgium, different routine surveillance systems are in place to follow-up Lyme borreliosis trends. However, accurate data on the disease and monetary burden for the different clinical manifestations are lacking. Despite recommended antibiotic treatment, a proportion of Lyme pa...

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Main Authors: Laurence Geebelen, Tinne Lernout, Benoît Kabamba-Mukadi, Veroniek Saegeman, Hein Sprong, Steven Van Gucht, Philippe Beutels, Niko Speybroeck, Katrien Tersago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
Lyme borreliosis
Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome
Disease burden
Disability-adjusted life year
Economic cost
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-017-0202-z

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