Insights from the Geographic Spread of the Lyme Disease Epidemic
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Description
Study examining the spread of pediatric lime disease in
western Pennsylvania, comparing symptoms and provider types
between rural and urban areas. Compiles interview data from
773 patients at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh,
discussing implications for public health responses to
epidemics in rural and urban settings. Figure 1 illustrates
symptoms by type and case rates by age, month, and year of
diagnosis.
Author(s)
Taylor Eddens, Daniel J. Kaplan, Alyce J. M. Anderson, et al.
Citation
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 68(3), 426-434
Date
02/2019
Tagged as
Children and youth
· Infectious diseases
· Public health
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Pennsylvania