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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2026

Results from an enhanced surveillance study of laboratory-confirmed acute Lyme disease cases in England between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024.

Eva Emanuel, Charlotte Robin, Lisa Glaser, Zoë Gibney, Dimple Chudasama, Christina Petridou, Amanda Semper, Rachel Pudney

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Eva EmanuelEmerging Infections and Zoonoses, UK Health Security Agency, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5607-459X
Charlotte RobinEmerging Infections and Zoonoses, UK Health Security Agency, UK.
Lisa GlaserEmerging Infections and Zoonoses, UK Health Security Agency, UK.
Zoë GibneyEmerging Infections and Zoonoses, UK Health Security Agency, UK.
Dimple ChudasamaEmerging Infections and Zoonoses, UK Health Security Agency, UK.
Christina PetridouRare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, UK Health Security Agency, UK.
Amanda SemperRare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, UK Health Security Agency, UK.
Rachel PudneyEmerging Infections and Zoonoses, UK Health Security Agency, UK.

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Abstract

In England, Lyme disease (LD) surveillance is based on laboratory-confirmed cases. However, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of these cases are limited; therefore, we conducted an enhanced surveillance study of acute LD in England. Enhanced data were collected through an online questionnaire sent to all laboratory-confirmed acute cases of LD resident in England, with specimen dates between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024. The analysis included data from 511/1086 cases. Respondents were representative of age, sex, and region of national LD trends. A total of 57.3% of the respondents reported that they did not realize that they had been bitten by a tick. Among those who remembered a tick bite, 66.1% reported bites close to their home and only 10.6% happened abroad, and 28.5% reported that the tick bite could have occurred in a garden. Most respondents were residents of areas of higher socioeconomic status. Erythema migrans was noted by 70.5% of the respondents. It is important to raise awareness among both patients and clinicians that ticks can be found in urban and suburban parks and gardens, as well as ensuring that wildlife initiatives to increase biodiversity include information on tick prevention and tick checks.

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Lyme DiseaseAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolEnglandEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesTick BitesBorrelia burgdorferiLyme borreliosisLyme diseasetick-borne diseasevector-borne disease

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