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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 144, No. 11: 1066-1069
Copyright © 1996 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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Entomologic Index for Human Risk of Lyme Disease

Thomas N. Mather1,, Matthew C. Nicholson1, Edward F. Donnelly2 and Bela T. Matyas2

1Center for Vector-Borne Disease, University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rl
2Rhode Island Department of Health Providence, Rl

Reprint requests to Dr. Thomas N. Mather, Center for VectorBome Disease, University of Rhode Island, 9 East Alumni Avenue, Suite 7, Kingston, Rl 02881-0804.

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 Hearth 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. Am J Epidemiol 1996;144:1066-9.

Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes; Lyme disease; risk assessment; tick infestations; tick-bome diseases; ticks


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