STEERE, Allen Caruthers
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A cluster of arthritis in children and adults in Lyme, Connecticut.Arthritis and Rheumatism, 19, 824., 1976.The first publication on Lyme Disease. Abstract from the Proceedings of the 40th Annual Scientific Session of the American Rheumatism Association. Order of authorship in the original paper was Steere, Malawista, Snydman.... Expanded in Steere, Malawista et al, "Erythema chronicum migrans and Lyme arthritis: The enlarging clinical spectrum," Ann. Int. Med., 86 (1977) 685-698. (Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference.) Subjects: INFECTIOUS DISEASE › VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES › Tick-Borne Diseases › Lyme Disease, RHEUMATOLOGY › Arthritis, U.S.: CONTENT OF PUBLICATIONS BY STATE & TERRITORY › Connecticut |
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Erythema chronicum migrans and Lyme arthritis: Epidemiologic evidence for a tick vector.Am. J. Epidemiol., 108, 312-321, 1978.The authors showed that a tick was the insect vector for Lyme disease. The tick (the "Deer Tick") is named lxodes dammini. Order of authorship in the original paper was Steere, Broderick, and Malawista. (Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference.) Subjects: EPIDEMIOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE › VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES › Tick-Borne Diseases › Lyme Disease |