Volume 25, Number 4—April 2019
Research
Co-infections in Persons with Early Lyme Disease, New York, USA
Gary P. Wormser
, Donna McKenna, Carol Scavarda, Denise Cooper, Marc Y. El Khoury, John Nowakowski, Praveen Sudhindra, Alexander Ladenheim, Guiqing Wang, Carol L. Karmen, Valerie Demarest, Alan P. Dupuis, and Susan J. Wong
, Donna McKenna, Carol Scavarda, Denise Cooper, Marc Y. El Khoury, John Nowakowski, Praveen Sudhindra, Alexander Ladenheim, Guiqing Wang, Carol L. Karmen, Valerie Demarest, Alan P. Dupuis, and Susan J. Wong
Table 1
Demographics and sites of potential tick exposure for 52 participants in study of co-infections in persons with Lyme disease, New York, USA, June 2, 2011, through July 30, 2015*
| Variable | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 34 (65.4) |
| F |
18 (34.6) |
| Multiple erythema migrans skin lesions |
21 (40.4) |
| Tick exposure | |
| Potential exposure in at least LHV | 48 (92.3) |
| Potential tick exposure in LHV alone | 32 (61.5) |
| No tick exposure in LHV† | 4 (7.7) |
*Mean age 50.2 ± 15.7 y, range 20–86 y. LHV, Lower Hudson Valley of New York state, USA (includes Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan Counties).
†Two participants were exposed to ticks in Long Island, New York, and 2 in Connecticut.
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