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December 2021 - Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Live!

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Tick Prevention Strategies and Lyme Disease Insights

This chapter explores the use of permethrin and various repellents for tick prevention, examining their effectiveness and safety. It discusses the importance of tick checks and removal strategies while raising questions about prophylactic doxycycline treatment for Lyme disease. Additionally, the chapter delves into the history of the Lyme disease vaccine, its efficacy, and the reasons for its unavailability in the U.S. market.

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