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October 26, 2021

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Increase in tick bites during COVID-19 pandemic

“The data suggested that individuals were more likely to spend time outside, more likely to visit the CDC website describing tick bite removal, were less likely to visit an ER, and tested for Lyme disease,” according to the authors.¹ Approximately 50% of U.S. residents spent more time outdoors in 2020 than in 2019, but fewer […]

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Physician frustration with Lyme disease patients

They found that some physicians are frustrated with Lyme disease (LD) patients. “Providers described challenges and frustrations in counseling patients with strong preconceptions of LD diagnosis and treatment in the context of chronic infection,” the authors wrote. The authors came to this conclusion after a series of focus groups with 14 clinicians from three primary

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