Lyme borreliosis in Belgium: a cost-of-illness analysis
Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne disease in Europe and North America, yet its economic burden remains largely unknown. This study aimed to estimate the economic cost associated with the different clinical manifestations of LB in Belgium. Methods: An incidence approach and societal perspective were used to estimate the total cost-of-illness for LB in Belgium. Costs were calculated for patients with erythema migrans (EM) or disseminated/late LB, including patients who developed post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). Direct medical, direct non-medical (transp... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health / Belgium / Disseminated Lyme borreliosis / Economic cost / Erythema migrans / Late Lyme borreliosis / Lyme borreliosis |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26573146 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/268209 |