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title: A minority of children diagnosed with Lyme disease recall a preceding tick bite
description: "Lyme disease research: Of 1770 children undergoing emergency department evaluation for Lyme disease, 362 (20.5%) children had Lyme disease."
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# [A minority of children diagnosed with Lyme disease recall a preceding tick bite](https://www.globallymealliance.org/research/a-minority-of-children-diagnosed-with-lyme-disease-recall-a-preceding-tick-bite)

 Written by [Global Lyme Alliance](https://www.globallymealliance.org/research/author/glalyme) | Jan 28, 2020 6:29:23 PM

Of 1770 children undergoing emergency department evaluation for Lyme disease, 362 (20.5%) children had Lyme disease. Of those with an available tick bite history, only a minority of those with Lyme disease had a recognized tick bite (60/325; 18.5%, 95% confidence interval 14.6-23.0%). Lack of a tick bite history does not reliably exclude Lyme disease.

Published in *Science Direct*: [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877959X18304965?via%3Dihub ](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877959X18304965?via%3Dihub)  
*PubMed*: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30853264](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30853264)

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