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Description
Cases
of Lyme
disease
are
thought
to
be underreported
due
to
lack
of proper
laboratory
criteria
as
we
ll
as
lack
of
keyclinical
information
that
is
needed
to
meet
standard
case
definitions
for
this
reportable
disease. Without the
necessary
laboratory
orders
or
clinical
information
to
meet
standard
case
definitions, cases
w
ill
often
not meet criteria
to
be designated
as
confirmed
cases and
are not
included
in
national
and statewide case
counts. For
this
reason, casecounts
publicly available and
used for
national
reports and data analysis
may
not depict
the
true
burden
of
disease occurring
in
the state of
Kentucky.
Previous studies
have provided
evidence
of
case misclassification
due
to
provider
underreporting and
lack
of
clinical information
in
states considered
both
high endemic areas
1
.2
and
low
endemic areas3.
These
findings highlight the
importance
of
understanding
the factors that may
be
contributing to
case misclassification in Kentucky and
to
what
degree
these factors are occurring.
Kentucky
is
a state that provides
an
enriched
habitat
for tick
establishment,particularly
in
regions
w
i
th
abundant
w
il
d
vegetation. Th
i
s
environment
canpotentially
contribute to higher
occupational risks
for
individuals
employed
in
jobs that
i
nvo
l
ve
continuous exposure
to tick-infested
areas, such as forestry, farming, or other agricultural
industries.
However, to date,
no
studies
have
assessed the
increased
risk of
Lyme disease
in
Kentucky.
The
proposed
study
aims
to
fill
that
research gap. Healthcare providers
and public
health
experts
should continually
work
together
to ensure
that
clinicians
are
not only educated
about the
importance
of providing
the
necessary
clinical
information
and
laboratory
orders
needed
to meet
current
case
definitions
but
also that
public
health officials
are knowledgeable
about the
current
clinical
practices for tick-borne
illnesses
to prevent
further
disease
in
both
residential and
occupational persons.
The
findings from this study
may
contribute to a greaterunderstandingof case
classification
at
both
the
public
health and
clinical levels
and
provide
insight
as to
the
magnitude
ofunderestimation
in
Kentucky
that
is
seen
in national
case counts
reported
for Lyme
disease.
Advancements in knowledge
of standard case definitions may
impact
future
case
counts
to depict a
more
robust,
accurate
representation of
Lyme
disease
in
Kentucky.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 7/1/19 → 6/30/24 |
Funding
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
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Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (T42): Central Appalachian Regional Education Research Center
Sanderson, W. (PI), Agioutantis, Z. (CoI), Butler, K. (CoI), Christian, J. (CoI), Heebner, N. (CoI), Hoch, J. (CoI), Hoover, A. (CoI), Montross, M. (CoI), Prince, T. (CoI), Sampson, S. (CoI), Spengler, S. (CoI), Stanifer, S. (CoI), Uhl, T. (CoI), Vincent, S. (CoI), Winter, K. (CoI), Browning, S. (CoPI), Gribble, P. (CoPI), Sottile, J. (CoPI), Hahn, E. (Former CoPI), Mazur, J. (Former CoPI), Bazrgari, B. (Former CoI), Bunn, T. (Former CoI), Novak, T. (Former CoI), Oldham, C. (Former CoI) & Spengler, S. (Former CoI)
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
7/1/19 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project