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Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Reported Lyme Disease, United States, 2020

Authors :
David W. McCormick
Kiersten J. Kugeler
Grace E. Marx
Praveena Jayanthi
Stephanie Dietz
Paul Mead
Alison F. Hinckley
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 10, Pp 2715-2717 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021.

Abstract

Surveys indicate US residents spent more time outdoors in 2020 than in 2019, but fewer tick bite–related emergency department visits and Lyme disease laboratory tests were reported. Despite ongoing exposure, Lyme disease case reporting for 2020 might be artificially reduced due to coronavirus disease–associated changes in healthcare-seeking behavior.

Subjects

Subjects :
Lyme disease
tickborne diseases
vector-borne infections
surveillance
healthcare-seeking behavior
respiratory infections
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216

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Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
27
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.bf14ab13c2e94d1da22e18462fce1005
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2710.210903
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