Effectiveness of Residential Acaricides to Prevent Lyme and Other Tick-borne Diseases in Humans
Hinckley A, Meek J, Ray J, Niesobecki S, Connally N, Feldman K, Jones E, Backenson P, White J, Lukacik G, Kay A, Miranda W, Mead P. Effectiveness of Residential Acaricides to Prevent Lyme and Other Tick-borne Diseases in Humans. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2016, 214: 182-188. PMID: 26740276, PMCID: PMC10874626, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTick-borne diseasesHuman-tick encountersMajor public health concernPlacebo-controlled trialMedical record reviewHuman tick-borne diseasesReports of illnessPublic health concernPublic health authoritiesTick-borne diseaseRecord reviewTick biteTick exposureTreatment groupsHealth authoritiesDiseaseHealth concernQuesting ticksHuman outcomesTicksUse of acaricidesIllnessIncidenceTrialsWeeks