Three Sudden Cardiac Deaths Associated with Lyme Carditis - United States, November 2012-July 2013

Three Sudden Cardiac Deaths Associated with Lyme Carditis - United States, November 2012-July 2013

Lyme disease is a multisystem illness caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete transmitted by certain species of Ixodes ticks. Approximately 30,000 confirmed and probable cases of Lyme disease were reported in the US in 2012. ties. During November 2012-July 2013, one woman and two men (ranging i...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2013, Vol.62 (49), p.993
Hauptverfasser: Ray, Gregory, Schulz, Thadeus, Daniels, Wayne, Daly, Elizabeth R, Andrew, Thomas A, Brown, Catherine M, Cummings, Peter, Nelson, Randall, Cartter, Matthew L, Backenson, P Bryon, White, Jennifer L, Kurpiel, Philip M, Rockwell, Rossell, Rotans, Andrew S, Herztzog, Christen, Squires, Linda S, Linden, Jeanne V, Prial, Margaret, House, Jennifer, Pontones, Pam, Batten, Brigid, Blau, Dianna, DeLeon-Carnes, Marlene, Muehlenbachs, Atis, Ritter, Jana, Sanders, Jeanine, Zaki, Sherif R, Mead, Paul, Hinckley, Alison, Nelson, Christina, Perea, Anna, Schriefer, Martin, Molins, Claudia, rester, Joseph D
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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Heart attacks
Lyme disease
Mortality
Public health
Vector-borne diseases
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Zusammenfassung:Lyme disease is a multisystem illness caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete transmitted by certain species of Ixodes ticks. Approximately 30,000 confirmed and probable cases of Lyme disease were reported in the US in 2012. ties. During November 2012-July 2013, one woman and two men (ranging in age from 26 to 38 years) from high-incidence Lyme disease states experienced sudden cardiac death and, on postmortem examination, were found to have evidence of Lyme carditis. The results of an investigation of the three deaths are presented. A CDC editorial note is also presented.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X