Review of methods to prevent and reduce the risk of Lyme disease

Canada Communicable Disease Report = Relevé Des Maladies Transmissibles Au Canada
L R LindsaySteven W Schofield

Abstract

Cases of Lyme disease and areas with self-sustaining populations of vector ticks are increasing in Canada. This trend is expected to continue. Preventing Lyme disease will therefore become relevant to an increasing number of Canadians. To summarize methods for reducing the risk of tick bites and preventing transmission once a tick is feeding. A literature search was conducted to identify methods to reduce the risk of tick bites and the abundance of vector ticks, as well as the risk of becoming infected with the Lyme disease pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi (BB), if bitten by a vector tick. Current approaches to reducing the risk of tick bites or preventing infection with BB once bitten are largely reliant on the individual. They include use of topical repellents, use of protective clothing, avoidance of risk areas and removing ticks soon (ideally within a day) after they attach. These methods are efficacious, but constrained by user adherence. Other approaches such as landscape modification or the use of acaricides to control ticks, have shown promise in other countries, but have not been widely adopted in Canada. Lyme disease will continue to present a threat in Canada. In additional to the existing interventions for prevention ...Continue Reading

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Dec 31, 2019·PloS One·Kaitlin M YoungLisa A Waddell

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