title: A review of death certificates listing Lyme disease as a cause of death in the United States.
abstract: Lyme disease was listed as an underlying or multiple cause of death on 114 death records during 1999-2003. Upon review, only 1 record was consistent with clinical manifestations of Lyme disease. This analysis indicates that Lyme disease is rare as a cause of death in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, and the location is Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Kiersten J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Kugeler
authors.forename: Kevin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: L Hannah
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kochanek
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Delorey
authors.forename: Brad J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Biggerstaff
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Mead
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D002423:Cause of Death; D003644:Death Certificates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology