Misleading information about Lyme disease

Hopefully this will reduce the publication of articles featuring patients receiving diagnoses from private overseas laboratories.1 Many articles have misled people, and Lyme Disease Action is often contacted by distressed patients who find that their diagnosis is not accepted by their general practi...

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 367; p. l6385
Main Author Huyshe-Shires, Stella R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 08.11.2019
Subjects
Arachnids
Laboratories
Lyme disease
England
Scotland
United Kingdom > UK
Europe
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Summary:Hopefully this will reduce the publication of articles featuring patients receiving diagnoses from private overseas laboratories.1 Many articles have misled people, and Lyme Disease Action is often contacted by distressed patients who find that their diagnosis is not accepted by their general practitioner. Infected ticks are not spread by deer. 10.1136/bmj.292.6535.1560-a 3087517 5 Millins C Gilbert L Johnson P. Heterogeneity in the abundance and distribution of Ixodes ricinus and Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) in Scotland: implications for risk prediction.
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ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.l6385