Lyme disease: a prospective study of outdoor workers
Parrott CK. 1991. Lyme disease: a prospective study of outdoor workers. Salisbury State University. Salisbury, MD
A prospective epidemiological study developed to assess the occupational risk of Lyme disease on Assateague Island, focusing on seroconversion, tick bite exposure, and preventatative practices used to avoid tick bite exposure. Includes literature review; methodology; data analysis (sample characteristics, relationship of work site to tick exposure, relationship of work assignment to tick bite exposure, relationship of employment status to tick bite exposure, seropositivity in outdoor workers, relationship of preventative behaviors practiced to tick bite exposure); and summary and conclusions.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Parrott, Colleen
- Date of Issue
- 1991
- Publisher
- Salisbury State University
- Units
- ASIS
- Keywords
- Assateague Island National Seashore MD VA, Health Hazards, Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), Management, Staff