title: Lyme disease in Oregon.
abstract: The incidence of Lyme disease in Oregon is calculated from cases reported to the Oregon State Health Division. We reviewed the exposure history of reported cases of Lyme disease and performed field surveys for infected Ixodes pacificus ticks. The incidence of Lyme disease correlated with the distribution of infected I. pacificus ticks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Portland Medical Center, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA. david.gilbert@providence.org.
authors.forename: J Stone
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Doggett
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohlhepp
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gresbrink
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.forename: Curt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gleaves
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018884:Ixodes / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009922:Oregon / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence