Volume 11, Number 1—January 2005
Research
Hypersensitivity to Ticks and Lyme Disease Risk
Georgine Burke*†, Stephen K. Wikel†, Andrew Spielman‡, Sam R. Telford‡§, Kathleen McKay*†, Peter J. Krause*†
, and the Tick-borne Infection Study Group
, and the Tick-borne Infection Study GroupTable
Yearly incidence of Lyme disease among Block Island study cohort, 1991–2000*
| Year | No. participants | No. (%) with first episode of Lyme disease |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 731 | 25 (3.4) |
| 1992 | 824 | 27 (3.3) |
| 1993 | 933 | 17 (1.8) |
| 1994 | 1,038 | 23 (2.2) |
| 1995 | 1114 | 15 (1.4) |
| 1996 | 1,169 | 15 (1.3) |
| 1997 | 1,246 | 5 (0.4) |
| 1998 | 1,325 | 18 (1.4) |
| 1999 | 1,432 | 14 (1.0) |
| 2000 | 1,490 | 19 (1.3) |
*10-year average = 1.74 (95% confidence interval 1.1–2.4).
1Harvard University: Richard Pollack, Steven Tahan; Connecticut Children's Medical Center: Patricio Tomas, Diane Christianson; University of Connecticut School of Medicine: T.V. Rajan, Raymond Ryan, Feliciano Dias, Pamela Fall, Tracey Urso, Christine Abreu, Jonathan Covault; Block Island Medical Center: Peter Baute, Linda Closter, Janice Miller.
