MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1991 Jun 28;40(25):417-21.
Surveillance for Lyme disease (LD) was initiated by CDC in 1982 (1), and in January 1991, LD became nationally reportable (2). Forty-six states reported cases in 1989 and 1990 (Figure 1), but the occurrence in nature of the causative bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, has not been documented in all of these states. From 1982 through 1989, the annual reported number of cases of LD increased 18-fold (from 497 to 8803, respectively) and from 1986 through 1989, nearly doubled each year (Figure 2). The provisional total of 7997 cases for 1990 suggests a plateau in this trend of rapid annual increase. This report summarizes surveillance of LD during 1990 in Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, and Wisconsin.
美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)于1982年开始对莱姆病(LD)进行监测(1),1991年1月,莱姆病成为全国法定报告疾病(2)。1989年和1990年,有46个州报告了病例(图1),但致病细菌伯氏疏螺旋体在所有这些州的自然分布情况尚无记录。1982年至1989年,莱姆病的年报告病例数增加了18倍(分别从497例增至8803例),1986年至1989年,每年几乎翻一番(图2)。1990年的临时病例总数为7997例,表明这种年快速增长趋势趋于平稳。本报告总结了1990年在康涅狄格州、佐治亚州、密歇根州、密苏里州、新泽西州和威斯康星州对莱姆病的监测情况。