Is Lyme Disease
Underdiagnosed, Overdiagnosed, and/or Underreported?

Lyme disease is a serious bacterial infection caused by a tick bite and affects humans and animals.

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Is Lyme disease underdiagnosed, overdiagnosed, and/or underreported? (Complete - 159K)

Contents

  • 1. Intro - Is Lyme disease underdiagnosed, overdiagnosed, and/or underreported? (2K)
  • 2. Medical/scientific abstracts on underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of Lyme disease. (40K)
      2a. Abstracts on underdiagnosis of Lyme disease.
      2b. Abstracts on both underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of Lyme disease.
      2c. Abstracts on overdiagnosis of Lyme disease.
      2d. Other abstracts on both underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of Lyme disease.
  • 3. Federal government on underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of Lyme disease. (3K)
  • 4. Other information on underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of Lyme disease. (31K)
      4a. Other information on underdiagnosis of Lyme disease.
      4b. Other information on both underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of Lyme disease
      4c. Other information on overdiagnosis of Lyme disease.
  • 5. Media articles on underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of Lyme disease. (32K)
      5a. Media articles on underdiagnosis of Lyme disease.
      5b. Media articles on both underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of Lyme disease.
      5c. Media articles on overdiagnosis of Lyme disease.
  • 6. Information on underreporting of Lyme disease. (Complete - 53K)
       6a. Abstracts on underreporting of Lyme disease. (17K)
       6b. Federal government on underreporting of Lyme disease. (11K)
       6c. Other information on underreporting of Lyme disease. (6K)
       6d. Media articles on underreporting of Lyme disease. (20K)

    Note: For related topics see the following:
    Lyme Disease Misdiagnosed as ...
    Lyme disease and false negative or false positive blood test results

    Also see:
    Lyme Disease in the United States and Canada
    Lyme Disease Resources
    • Comments or questions concerning this page should be directed to Art Doherty.

    Last updated on 10 February 1999 by
    Art Doherty
    Lompoc, California
    doherty@utech.net

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