title: Lyme disease in Maryland: 1987-1990.
abstract: We describe the epidemiology of Lyme disease in Maryland for 1987 to 1990 when the number of cases reported grew from 23 to 448 and the number of cases meeting the CDC case definition grew from 23 to 238, as well as discuss the implications of increased reporting and diagnosis of Lyme disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cloeren
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Israel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lazar
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D013029:Space-Time Clustering