Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi and tick salivary gland proteins in New Jersey outdoor workers

Am J Public Health. 1993 Dec;83(12):1746-8. doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.12.1746.

Abstract

In 1990, a second cross-sectional study of outdoor workers (n = 758) at high risk for Lyme disease was conducted. A questionnaire was administered, and antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi and tick salivary gland proteins (antitick saliva antibody, a biologic marker of tick exposure) were assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The statewide Lyme disease seroprevalence increased from 8.1% in 1988 to 18.7% in 1990. Antitick saliva antibody seropositivity varied by county and was associated with measures of self-reported tick exposure. The data suggested that the prevalence of B. burgdorferi infection increased in New Jersey outdoor workers from 1988 to 1990.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antibodies / blood
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
  • Arachnid Vectors*
  • Borrelia burgdorferi Group / immunology*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lyme Disease / blood
  • Lyme Disease / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • New Jersey / epidemiology
  • Occupational Diseases / blood
  • Occupational Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Salivary Proteins and Peptides / immunology*
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Ticks*
  • Workplace

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Salivary Proteins and Peptides