Could it be that as Minister Harney says. "Over the last several years, the NVRL confirms that virtually all positive cases were associated with travel in the US", is because these are the cases where Lyme is tested for?
The November 2009 newsletter, "Epi-Insight" (Health Protection Surveillance Centre� Ireland�) by Dr. Paul McKeown and Dr. Patricia Garvey HPSC states:Â
"Lyme disease is a diagnosis that is often overlooked by clinicians.  Anecdotal evidence suggests that individuals displaying symptoms are much more likely to be tested for Lyme disease, in Ireland, if they give a history of recent travel to the north-eastern United States, despite the fact that there is considerable evidence that a significant proportion of cases seen in Ireland have been exposed locally."
Wouldn't this bias result in incorrect statistics?
janet fitzgerald
Posted on 27 Feb 2010 8:58 am
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Could it be that as Minister Harney says. "Over the last several years, the NVRL confirms that virtually all positive cases were associated with travel in the US", is because these are the cases where Lyme is tested for?
The November 2009 newsletter, "Epi-Insight" (Health Protection Surveillance Centre� Ireland�) by Dr. Paul McKeown and Dr. Patricia Garvey HPSC states:Â
"Lyme disease is a diagnosis that is often overlooked by clinicians.  Anecdotal evidence suggests that individuals displaying symptoms are much more likely to be tested for Lyme disease, in Ireland, if they give a history of recent travel to the north-eastern United States, despite the fact that there is considerable evidence that a significant proportion of cases seen in Ireland have been exposed locally."
Wouldn't this bias result in incorrect statistics?