Lyme disease (borreliosis)
Ticks might very well represent one of the largest health hasards in Norway. In recent years more and more of them, especially at Southern and Western coast carries the borrelia bacteria
Since year 2000, Lyme disease (borreliosis) has been diagnosed to 2295 people in Norway. Many of them have experienced severe health troubles after their encounter with the tick
Diagnosed by sec and age group 2000 - present :
< 1 : 0
1-9 y : 554 - 289 m, 265 f
10-19 y : 204 - 135 m, 69 f
20-29 y : 74 - 49 m, 25 f
30-39 y : 177 - 119 m, 57 f, 1 sex unknown
40-49 y : 285 - 179 m, 106 f
50-59 y : 396 - 227 m, 169 f
60-69 y : 318 - 157 m, 161 f
70-79 y : 217 - 106 m, 110 f, 1 sex unknown
80-89 y : 66 - 35 m, 31 f
90+ y : 4 - 1m, 3 f
Total : 2295 - 1297 m, 996 f, 2 sex unknown
Notice : females seem more careful than men about avoiding Lyme disease in some age groups. Borrelia bacteria hits men double as hard as females for those aged 10-49 years
Ticks might very well represent one of the largest health hasards in Norway. In recent years more and more of them, especially at Southern and Western coast carries the borrelia bacteria
Since year 2000, Lyme disease (borreliosis) has been diagnosed to 2295 people in Norway. Many of them have experienced severe health troubles after their encounter with the tick
Diagnosed by sec and age group 2000 - present :
< 1 : 0
1-9 y : 554 - 289 m, 265 f
10-19 y : 204 - 135 m, 69 f
20-29 y : 74 - 49 m, 25 f
30-39 y : 177 - 119 m, 57 f, 1 sex unknown
40-49 y : 285 - 179 m, 106 f
50-59 y : 396 - 227 m, 169 f
60-69 y : 318 - 157 m, 161 f
70-79 y : 217 - 106 m, 110 f, 1 sex unknown
80-89 y : 66 - 35 m, 31 f
90+ y : 4 - 1m, 3 f
Total : 2295 - 1297 m, 996 f, 2 sex unknown
Notice : females seem more careful than men about avoiding Lyme disease in some age groups. Borrelia bacteria hits men double as hard as females for those aged 10-49 years