Increasing Risk for Tick-Borne Disease: What Should Clinicians Know?

Sam R Telford 3rd; Philip E Stewart; Marshall E Bloom

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1754

Increasing Risk for Tick-Borne Disease: What Should Clinicians Know?

JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Aug 1;184(8):973-974. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1754.

Authors

Sam R Telford 3rd¹, Philip E Stewart², Marshall E Bloom²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, Grafton, Massachusetts.
² Biology of Vector Borne Viruses, Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana.

PMID: 38829668
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1754

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Plain language summary

This clinical insights article examines reasons behind the increase in tick-borne diseases and what clinicians should know about diagnosis and mitigation.

MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Risk Factors
Tick-Borne Diseases* / epidemiology
Tick-Borne Diseases* / prevention & control
Ticks