Lyme Borreliosis-associated Risk Factors in Residents of Beijing Suburbs: a Preliminary Case-control Study / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
; (12): 807-810, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-270537
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ABSTRACT
A population-based case-control study was conducted to evaluate the relative factors in the environments, agricultural works, outdoor activities, and the effectiveness of Lyme borreliosis (LB)- associated personal protective measures in Beijing. Thirty-four cases and 272 controls were personally interviewed by well-trained interviewers. Venous blood samples were taken from each subject. Sowing or harvesting in summer (OR=2.571, 95% CI 1.109-5.962), living in house with weeding in the yard (OR=2.247, 95% CI 1.062-4.755), and residence at the plain area (OR=2.630, 95% CI 1.050-6.588) were the independent relative factors for seropositive LB. Wearing long pants and clothes with cuffs was the only protective behavior against tick bite (OR=0.186, 95% CI 0.041-0.846). The findings showed that local farmers were easily infected with LB and almost no protective measure was taken against LB infection. Infection with LB was easier in residents of plain regions. Pets raising and outdoor activities were not the risk factors for infection with LB. Further studies are needed to fully understand the risk of infection with LB in China.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Lyme Disease
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Case-Control Studies
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China
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Epidemiology
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Risk Factors
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Cities
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Agriculture
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Environment
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Human Activities
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Microbiology
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article