Lyme disease: epidemiologic characteristics of an outbreak in Westchester County, NY.
Lyme disease: epidemiologic characteristics of an outbreak in Westchester County, NY.
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莱姆病：纽约州威彻斯特县暴发的流行病学特征。
DOI：
10.2105/ajph.76.1.62
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发表时间：
1986
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
V. O. Sousa
中科院分区：
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作者：
C. Williams;A. Curran;A. C. Lee;V. O. Sousa
本文报告了1982 ~ 1983年在纽约韦斯特切斯特县发生的210例莱姆病的流行病学和临床特征。大多数病例发生在40岁以下的夏季（男女比例为1：2至1）。症状包括皮疹（75%）、关节疼痛或肿胀（50%）、贝尔麻痹（11%）和无菌性脑膜炎（3%）。随着公众和医学界对这种蜱传疾病的认识越来越多，莱姆病被认为是韦斯特切斯特县一种新出现的流行病。
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 210 cases of Lyme disease in Westchester County, New York, reported during 1982 and 1983 are described. Most cases occurred during summer months in individuals under age 40 (male: female ratio 1:2 to 1). Symptoms included skin rash (75 per cent), joint pain or swelling (50 per cent), Bell's palsy (11 per cent), and aseptic meningitis (3 per cent). With greater public and medical awareness of this tick-borne disease, Lyme disease is being recognized with increasing frequency characteristic of an emerging epidemic in Westchester County.