Epidemiology of tick-borne diseases - Lyme disease and nodular Scar Fever - epidemiological data from the years 2012 and 2021 in the Regional Health Administration of Lisbon and Tagus Valley
Journal: Seven Editora eBooks
Year: 2024

Diseases transmitted by ticks constitute a problem within the scope of community health and public health. Over the years, national authorities have been making efforts to reduce these diseases, increasing the literacy of the Portuguese population regarding this problem. Diseases transmitted by these vectors have been appearing or reappearing in the national territory, because of different climatic, demographic, and social changes, associated with genetic changes in the vectors themselves. There