Table 2.
Borrelia seroprevalence in dogs and Lyme disease incidence in Germany.
| Data for Germany (estimates for 2018) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seroprevalence in dogs | 10.9% | SPG |
| Population of Germany (millions) | 82.29 | PG |
| Human infections using animal seroprevalence | 8,949,123 | SPG∗PG = TG |
| LB incidence/seroprevalence | 4.7% | R1 |
| Initial estimated incidence | 419,723 | TGR1 |
| Seifert/Műller incidence (mean of studies) | 485,751 | IG |
| Seifert/Műller incidence for 2018 | 485,751 | IG + g(2018–2009) |
| Ratio to adjust human incidence (β) | 1.16 | (IG/TG)R1 |