LYMEPOLICYWONK: NIH Tick Feeding Study Safety Risk Update
To put this in perspective, consider that B. miyamotoi and Rickettsia 364D were only just identified as tickborne pathogens within the past couple of years. Ticks have been called “sewers of infection” with good reason. The problem today is that we have probably not identified all the pathogens that ticks carry. Accordingly, we believe the study poses undue risk of potential further infection for patients who participate, and we encourage you to steer clear.
Those interest in more information regarding the NIH xenodiagnosis study should review my January (https://www.lymedisease.org/news/lymepolicywonk/635.html)Â and September (https://www.lymedisease.org/news/lymepolicywonk/824.html) posts.
The LYME POLICY WONK blog is written by Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA, who is the Chief Executive Officer of LymeDisease.org, formerly CALDA. Contact her at lbjohnson@lymedisease.org.
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