Entomologic index for human risk of Lyme disease
Entomologic index for human risk of Lyme disease
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DOI：
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008879
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发表时间：
1996-12-01
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Matyas, BT
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作者：
Mather, TN;Nicholson, MC;Matyas, BT
开发了基于莱姆病螺旋体感染的若虫鹿蜱（肩突硬蜱）密度估计的昆虫学指数，以评估人类患莱姆病的风险。作者使用标准化方案来确定罗德岛州六个城镇众多森林地区的蜱密度和感染情况。将每个城镇计算的昆虫学风险指数与同年向罗德岛州卫生部门报告的人类莱姆病病例数进行比较。每个城镇的昆虫学风险指数与莱姆病病例率之间存在很强的正相关关系，表明昆虫学指数可以预测莱姆病风险。
An entomologic index based on density estimates of Lyme disease spirochete-infected nymphal deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) was developed to assess human risk of Lyme disease. The authors used a standardized protocol to determine tick density and infection in numerous forested sites in six Rhode Island towns. An entomologic risk index calculated for each town was compared with the number of human Lyme disease cases reported to the Rhode Island State Health Department for the same year. A strong positive relation between entomologic risk index and the Lyme disease case rate for each town suggested that the entomologic index was predictive of Lyme disease risk.