Lyme Disease Testing Practices, Wisconsin, USA, 2016–2019
Positive laboratory results are increasingly used for Lyme disease surveillance in the United States. We found 6%-15% of persons with a positive test each year tested positive in a prior year; repeat testing frequency increased with patient age. Repeat testing of persons with previous seropositivity could affect surveillance data interpretation.
Authors
- Alison F. Hinckley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2853-5165)
- Courtney C. Nawrocki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7754-6480)
- Kiersten J. Kugeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5702-6688)
- Jennifer K. Meece (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-3505)
- Alexandra M. Linz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7551-4810)
- Erica Scotty
- Austin Earley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1401-3350)
- Sarah A. Hook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4981-1053)
- Anna M. Schotthoefer
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3107.250009
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00