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
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Antibodies / blood
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
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Arachnid Vectors*
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / immunology*
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Lyme Disease / blood
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Lyme Disease / epidemiology*
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Male
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New Jersey / epidemiology
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Occupational Diseases / blood
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Occupational Diseases / epidemiology*
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Prevalence
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Risk Factors
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Salivary Proteins and Peptides / immunology*
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Ticks*
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Workplace
Substances
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Antibodies
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Salivary Proteins and Peptides