Lyme disease: A prospective study of outdoor workers

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dc.contributor.authorParrott, Colleen
dc.contributor.departmentNursingen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-25T18:09:53Z
dc.date.available2018-09-25T18:09:53Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.description.abstractLyme disease is the most frequently diagnosed tick-borne illness in the United States. Maryland alone reported 138 confirmed cases of Lyme disease during 1989. Assateague Island in Berlin, Maryland, is considered an endemic area for Lyme disease. This project was a prospective epidemiological study, which was developed to assess the occupational risk of Lyme disease in Assateague Island State and National Seashore Park workers. The study focused on seroconversion, tick bite exposure and preventive practices used to avoid tick bite exposure. Ninety-nine subjects were enrolled during Phase I of the study, which consisted of the administration of a questionnaire and a venous blood sample for Borrelia burgdorferi antibody detection. During Phase II of the study, eighty-six subjects were enrolled. Again, a second questionnaire was administered and a repeat venous blood sample collected. Using a chi-square analysis and t-test, the researcher identified that a significant relationship existed between time spent in the marsh and the number of tick bites experienced. A trend was observed when examining the relationship between time spent in the woodland and the number of tick bites experienced. There was no significant relationship between preventive measures practiced and the number of tick bites experienced, nor was seroconversion identified.en_US
dc.format.extent82 pagesen_US
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2JD4PS96
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/11363
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtSalisbury Universityen_US
dc.subjectLyme diseaseen_US
dc.subjectLyme disease -- Assateague Island, Marylanden_US
dc.subjectTick-born diseasesen_US
dc.titleLyme disease: A prospective study of outdoor workersen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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