How many cases of Lyme disease have been recorded in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board area.

Answered Asked by John Farquhar Munro LD Lodged 9 Feb 2004

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of Lyme disease have been recorded in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board area.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 Mar 2004 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The numbers of cases of Lyme disease notified between 1994 and 2003, by NHS board, were

| Years Ended 31 December:

NHS Board (Residence)
| 1994
| 1995
| 1996
| 1997
| 1998
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
| 2002
| 2003P

Scotland
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 12
| 11
| 11
| 27
| 17
| 40
| 43

Argyll and Clyde
| 2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 3

Ayrshire and Arran
|
-
| 1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-

Borders
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 1
|
-
|
-
| 1

Dumfries & Galloway
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| 1
| 1
| 1

Fife
| 1
|
-
|
-
| 4
| 6
| 2
|
-
|
-
| 3
| 1

Forth Valley
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-

Grampian
|
-
| 1
|
-
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-

Greater Glasgow
| 1

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-06102 by reference.