莱姆病流行病的地理传播和时间增加
D J White1, H G Chang, J L Benach
1Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, NY State Department of Health, Albany.
JAMA
|September 4, 1991
概括
纽约州莱姆病流行病在1977年至1989年间大幅扩大. 病例和特有地区增加,鹿 (Ixodes dammini) 蔓延到新的地区.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 载体传播疾病 载体传播疾病
背景情况:
- 莱姆病是一个重要的公共卫生问题.
- 了解疾病进展对于控制工作至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了绘制纽约州莱姆病的时间和地理传播的地图.
- 分析1977年至1989年的趋势.
主要方法:
- 利用了该州的传染病监测系统.
- 分析报告的病例,发病率,出院情况和分布情况.
- 检查了全州的数据.
主要成果:
- 确诊的莱姆病病例和出院人数增加.
- 莱姆病的特有县和记录的虫存在量扩大.
- 在已确立的特有地区,发病率上升.
结论:
- 鹿 (Ixodes dammini) 的分布范围大幅扩大,达到384公里.
- 监测数据证实了纽约莱姆病流行病的时间和地理扩张.
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