Hypersensitivity to Ticks and Lyme Disease Risk

Although residents of Lyme disease–endemic regions describe frequent exposure to ticks, Lyme disease develops in relatively few. To determine whether people who experience cutaneous hypersensitivity against tick bite have fewer episodes of Lyme disease than those who do not, we examined several fact...

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Main Authors: Georgine Burke, Stephen K. Wikel, Andrew Spielman, Sam R. Telford, Kathleen McKay, Peter J. Krause
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/1/04-0303_article