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Hospitalisations for ticks have tripled in Spain over the last 15 years
By Chris King • 03 June 2022 • 3:12
A recent study has shown that during the last 15 years, the number of hospitalisations for ticks in Spain has tripled.
According to a recent epidemiological bulletin released by the National Epidemiology Department of the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) in Madrid, the number of cases of Lyme disease in Spain has tripled in the last 15 years, as reported on Thursday, June 2 by diariodesevilla.es.
Compiled using data from the 2005-2019 period, the group responsible for the surveillance of Lyme disease at the facility observed that 1,865 patients had been hospitalised during this period. Compared to the previous 15-year period studied, this showed an increase in cases of 191.8 per cent.
There has also been a general increase in all the autonomies and a greater territorial distribution of the disease has been detected. The largest increases have occurred in Navarra (363 per cent), Catalonia (268 per cent), the Basque Country (232 per cent), and Murcia (238 per cent)...
Hospitalisations for ticks have tripled in Spain over the last 15 years
By Chris King • 03 June 2022 • 3:12
A recent study has shown that during the last 15 years, the number of hospitalisations for ticks in Spain has tripled.
According to a recent epidemiological bulletin released by the National Epidemiology Department of the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) in Madrid, the number of cases of Lyme disease in Spain has tripled in the last 15 years, as reported on Thursday, June 2 by diariodesevilla.es.
Compiled using data from the 2005-2019 period, the group responsible for the surveillance of Lyme disease at the facility observed that 1,865 patients had been hospitalised during this period. Compared to the previous 15-year period studied, this showed an increase in cases of 191.8 per cent.
There has also been a general increase in all the autonomies and a greater territorial distribution of the disease has been detected. The largest increases have occurred in Navarra (363 per cent), Catalonia (268 per cent), the Basque Country (232 per cent), and Murcia (238 per cent)...