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7751720

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the incidence and cumulative frequency of Lyme disease in a school-aged population in an area in which Lyme disease is endemic, serum specimens were obtained before and after the 1990-1992 tick seasons from 410 middle and high school students in southeastern Connecticut. Sera were tested for serologic evidence of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, and students were questioned about physician-confirmed episodes of clinical Lyme disease. At enrollment, 29 (7%) students had a history of Lyme disease, and of these, 12 (41%) were seropositive for B. burgdorferi infection. Seronegative students (397) were followed prospectively over a total of 796 person years. At enrollment, 381 students (93%) had no history of Lyme disease, and of these, 1 (0.3%) was seropositive. During this period, 8 students developed clinical Lyme disease and 3 had asymptomatic infections with B. burgdorferi. The incidences of clinical Lyme disease and asymptomatic B. burgdorferi infection were 10.1 and 3.8 cases/1000 person-years, respectively. Lyme disease is an important health problem in school-aged children living in southeastern Connecticut.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
171
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1371-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Prospective assessment of Lyme disease in a school-aged population in Connecticut.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030-3960, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't