Williams C L, Curran A S, Lee A C, Sousa V O
Am J Public Health. 1986 Jan;76(1):62-5. doi: 10.2105/ajph.76.1.62.
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 210 cases of Lyme disease in Westchester County, New York, reported during 1982 and 1983 are described. Most cases occurred during summer months in individuals under age 40 (male: female ratio 1:2 to 1). Symptoms included skin rash (75 per cent), joint pain or swelling (50 per cent), Bell's palsy (11 per cent), and aseptic meningitis (3 per cent). With greater public and medical awareness of this tick-borne disease, Lyme disease is being recognized with increasing frequency characteristic of an emerging epidemic in Westchester County.
本文描述了1982年至1983年期间纽约州韦斯特切斯特县报告的210例莱姆病的流行病学和临床特征。大多数病例发生在夏季,患者年龄在40岁以下(男女比例为1:2至1:1)。症状包括皮疹(75%)、关节疼痛或肿胀(50%)、贝尔氏面瘫(11%)和无菌性脑膜炎(3%)。随着公众和医学界对这种蜱传疾病的认识提高,莱姆病在韦斯特切斯特县越来越频繁地被识别出来,呈现出一种新兴流行病的特征。