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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Hatchette, Todd F.; Johnston, B. Lynn; Schleihauf, Emily; Mask, Angela; Haldane, David; ... More +
Hatchette, Todd F.; Johnston, B. Lynn; Schleihauf, Emily; Mask, Angela; Haldane, David; Drebot, Michael; Baikie, Maureen; Cole, Teri J.; Fleming, Sarah; Gould, Richard; Lindsay, Robbin; Less -
Description:
Ixodes scapularis ticks, which transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease (LD), are endemic to at least 6 regions of Nova Scotia, Canada. To assess the epidemiology and prevalence of LD in Nova Scotia, we analyzed data from 329 persons with LD reported in Nova Scotia during 2002-2013. Most patients reported symptoms of early localized infection with rash (89.7%), influenza-like illness (69.6%), or both; clinician-diagnosed erythema migrans was documented for 53.2%. In a separate serosurvey, of 1,855 serum samples screened for antibodies to B. burgdorferi, 2 were borderline positive (both with an indeterminate IgG on Western blot), resulting in an estimated seroprevalence of 0.14% (95% CI 0.02%-0.51%). Although LD incidence in Nova Scotia has risen sharply since 2002 and is the highest in Canada (16/100,000 population in 2013), the estimated number of residents with evidence of infection is low, and risk is localized to currently identified LD-endemic regions.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Animals
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Vectors
Female
Humans
Infant
Ixodes
Lyme Disease
Male
Middle Aged
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Ticks

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 21(10):1751-1758;
Pubmed ID:
26401788
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4593424
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Place as Subject:
Nova Scotia, Canada;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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