Table 1.
Pearson correlation coefficients for Google searches for borreliosis and registered cases of borreliosis from January 2015 to December 2018 in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt.
| Federal state | Registered cases, n | Google searches, n | Pearson correlation | P value |
| Brandenburg | 6107 | 124,000 | 0.80 | <.001 |
| Mecklenburg-West Pomerania | 3720 | 82,480 | 0.77 | <.001 |
| Saxony | 7387 | 273,800 | 0.74 | <.001 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 2016 | 104,700 | 0.90 | <.001 |