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Volume 21, Number 10—October 2015
Research

Epidemiology of Lyme Disease, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2002–2013

Todd F. HatchetteComments to Author , B. Lynn Johnston, Emily Schleihauf, Angela Mask, David Haldane, Michael Drebot, Maureen Baikie, Teri Cole, Sarah Fleming, Richard Gould, and Robbin Lindsay
Author affiliations: Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (T.F. Hatchette, B.L. Johnston, D. Haldane); Dalhousie University, Halifax (T.F. Hatchette, B.L. Johnston, D. Haldane); Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (E. Schleihauf, A. Mask); Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (M. Drebot, R. Lindsay) Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (M. Baikie); Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, Halifax (T.J. Cole, S. Fleming); York Region Public Health, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (R. Gould)

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Table 3

Characteristics of reported LD in 13 hospitalized patients, Nova Scotia Canada, 2002–2013*

Characteristic No. (%)
Sex
M 10 (76.9)
F
 3 (23.1)
Age group, y
0–9 2 (15.4)
10–19 2 (15.4)
20–29 2 (15.4)
30–39 2 (15.4)
40–49 1 (7.7)
50–59 1 (7.7)
60–69 1 (7.7)
70–79 1 (7.7)
>80
 1 (7.7)
Symptoms†
Rash, any reported 4 (30.8)
Influenza-like illness 9 (69.2)
EM, physician-diagnosed 4 (30.8)
Brief recurrent joint swelling 2 (15.4)
Bell palsy 3 (23.1)
Any nervous system sign or symptom 2 (15.4)
Cardiovascular system signs 2 (15.4)

*EM, erythema migrans; LD, Lyme disease.
†More than 1 symptom might be reported per case-patient. Rash, any reported, includes EM. Cardiovascular system signs include atrioventricular block, mycarditis, other.

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