Posts Tagged ‘Thompson’

Clinical Predictors of Lyme Disease among Children with a Peripheral Facial Palsy at an Emergency Department in a Lyme Disease–Endemic Area

Pediatrics, 2008 (abstract only).  A retrospective study of children with facial paralysis finds four predictors of Lyme disease: presentation during peak Lyme season, no previous sores, fever, and headache.

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/122/5/e1080 

Risk maps for Ixodes scapularis in Canada

Health Geographics.  Maps for the occurrence of the tick that spreads Lyme disease, and projection of future tick environment due to global warming. Includes charts, maps, and tables.

http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/pdf/1476-072X-7-24.pdf