Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi and tick salivary gland proteins in New Jersey outdoor workers.
In 1990, a second cross-sectional study of outdoor workers (n = 758) at high risk for Lyme disease was conducted. A questionnaire was administered, and antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi and tick salivary gland proteins (antitick saliva antibody, a biologic marker of tick exposure) were assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The statewide Lyme disease seroprevalence increased from 8.1% in 1988 to 18.7% in 1990. Antitick saliva antibody seropositivity varied by county and was associated with measures of self-reported tick exposure. The data suggested that the prevalence of B. burgdorferi infection increased in New Jersey outdoor workers from 1988 to 1990.
Schwartz
B S
BS
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
Goldstein
M D
MD
Childs
J E
JE
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013987:Ticks; D017132:Workplace
D000906:Antibodies; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides