Major loss of healthy life years due to long-term complaints after Lyme disease

dinsdag 30 juni 2015 14:00

The Netherlands is the first country where the burden of disease due to Lyme disease has been determined. The burden of disease is a measure for the number of lost healthy life years caused by a disease. These results can facilitate disease burden estimates to assess the impact of Lyme on public health in other countries. The greater part of lost healthy life years is caused by long-term complaints after Lyme disease.