Author: Sosa, Juan P; Ferreira Caceres, Maria M; Agadi, Kuchalambal; Pandav, Krunal; Mehendale, Meghana; Mehta, Jayati M; Go, Camille Celeste; Matos, Wanessa Figueiredo; Guntipalli, Prathima; Belizaire, Marie-Pierre E
Title: Diseases Transmitted by the Black-Legged Ticks in the United States: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature Cord-id: o6lkimca Document date: 2021_8_28
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Snippet: The black-legged tick is endemic to the midwestern, northeastern, western, south-eastern, and southern regions of the United States. There has been an increased burden of black-legged ticks in humans in recent years. COVID-19 pandemic has further heightened this burden. We thereby reviewed the literature to discuss the seasonality, infections, and clinical spectrum of diseases transmitted by the black-legged ticks. We also discuss the reported delay in the diagnosis of these diseases during the
Document: The black-legged tick is endemic to the midwestern, northeastern, western, south-eastern, and southern regions of the United States. There has been an increased burden of black-legged ticks in humans in recent years. COVID-19 pandemic has further heightened this burden. We thereby reviewed the literature to discuss the seasonality, infections, and clinical spectrum of diseases transmitted by the black-legged ticks. We also discuss the reported delay in the diagnosis of these diseases during the pandemic situation, the alpha-gal syndrome, the importance of prompt diagnosis, and early medical intervention with an aim to increase awareness of the black-legged tick-borne diseases.
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