Will the Cabinet Secretary provide the number of reported cases of Lyme disease in Wales for 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services | Answered on 01/06/2018
Both laboratory confirmed and clinically reported cases of Lyme disease in Wales are recorded by calendar year to correspond with the annual tick life cycle and human exposures.
2013: 18 cases (of which 15 acquired in the UK and 3 overseas)
2014: 19 cases (of which 15 acquired in the UK and 4 overseas)
2015: 23 cases (of which 20 acquired in the UK and 3 overseas)
2016: 46 cases (of which 42 acquired in the UK and 4 overseas)
2017: 39 cases (of which 29 acquired in the UK and 10 overseas)