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October 27, 2020

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Opinion: Neurologic problems in Lyme disease also seen in COVID-19

In their study, “Frequent neurologic manifestations and encephalopathy‐associated morbidity in Covid‐19 patients,” Liotta and colleagues describe neurologic manifestations in 509 patients with confirmed COVID-19.¹ The authors sought to identify the incidence of neurologic complications in COVID-19 patients. The study found: More than 8 out of 10 COVID-19 patients suffered from neurologic complications. Nearly 1 out […]

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Behaviors for the prevention of Lyme disease vary between regions

“The probability of being infected with Lyme disease is related to the risk of encounters with Ixodes scapularis ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which reflects both the environmental tick hazard and human behaviors,” writes Bron and colleagues in the journal Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases¹  on the prevention of Lyme disease The authors compared

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