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Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Falco, Richard C.;
Fish, Durland |
Author Affiliation: | Falco: Westchester County Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Protection, White Plains, NY; and Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Bronx, NY. Fish: Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University; and Medical Entomology Laboratory, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595. |
Title: | Prevalence of Ixodes dammini near the homes of Lyme disease patients in Westchester County, New York |
Section: | Original contributions Other records with the "Original contributions" Section
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Source: | American Journal of Epidemiology. Vol. 127, No. 4, April 1988, p. 826-830. |
Publishing Information: | Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health |
# of Pages: | 5 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Lyme disease; Ticks; Trapping; Lawn turf
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Geographic Terms: | Westchester County, New York |
Abstract/Contents: | "Cases of Lyme disease that occurred in Westchester County, an affluent suburb north of New York City, in 1983 were investigated in 1983 and 1984 to determine the presence of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in the vicinity of the patients' homes. Small mammal trapping, drag cloth, and carbon dioxide-baited tick traps were used to sample ticks. In all but one of the 11 cases investigated, I. dammini was found on or near well-maintained lawns in the immediate vicinity of the residences. A mark-release-recapture experiment to determine tick abundance in one 700 mĀ² lawn resulted in an estimate of 680 adult ticks (approximately 1 per mĀ²). Dark-field microscopic examination of tick midgut tissues revealed that 33% of nymphs and 55% of adult ticks from this lawn contained spirochetes. These data suggest that many cases of Lyme disease in Westchester County, New York, may be acquired at home as a result of activities on the lawn." |
Language: | English |
References: | 23 |
See Also: | Other items relating to: LYME |
Note: | Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Falco, R. C., and D. Fish. 1988. Prevalence of Ixodes dammini near the homes of Lyme disease patients in Westchester County, New York. Am. J. Epidemiol. 127(4):p. 826-830. |
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