Geebelen, LaurenceLernout, TinneKabamba-Mukadi, BenoîtSaegeman, VeroniekSprong, HeinVan Gucht, StevenBeutels, PhilippeSpeybroeck, NikoTersago, Katrien2018-01-092018-01-092017The HUMTICK study: protocol for a prospective cohort study on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and the disease and cost burden of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium. 2017, 75:42 Arch Public Health0778-73672879487510.1186/s13690-017-0202-zhttp://hdl.handle.net/10029/621063In Belgium, different routine surveillance systems are in place to follow-up Lyme borreliosis trends. However, accurate data on the disease and monetary burden for the different clinical manifestations are lacking. Despite recommended antibiotic treatment, a proportion of Lyme patients report persisting aspecific symptoms for six months or more (e.g. fatigue, widespread musculoskeletal pain, cognitive difficulties), a syndrome now named "post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome" (PTLDS). Controversy exists on the cause, incidence and severity of PTLDS. This study aims to estimate the incidence of PTLDS in patients with Lyme borreliosis and to quantify the disease burden and economic costs associated with the different clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium.enArchived with thanks to Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publiqueArticleArch Public Health 2017, 75(1):42