Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Lyme disease" in English language version.
Although some commercial groups offer testing, in general it is not recommended
The U.S. CDC published a picture of a poppy seed muffin in which some of the "poppy seeds" were actually ticks
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: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)Compared to non-immunized guinea pigs, vaccinated animals exposed to infected ticks quickly developed redness at the tick bite site. None of the immunized animals developed Lyme disease if ticks were removed when redness developed. In contrast, about half of the control group became infected with B. burgdorferi after tick removal. When a single infected tick was attached to immunized guinea pigs and not removed, none of vaccinated animals were infected compared to 60 percent of control animals. However, protection waned in immunized guinea pigs if three ticks remained attached to the animal. Ticks in immunized animals were unable to feed aggressively and dislodged more quickly than those on guinea pigs in the control group.
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: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)Although some commercial groups offer testing, in general it is not recommended
The U.S. CDC published a picture of a poppy seed muffin in which some of the "poppy seeds" were actually ticks