Effectiveness of Residential Acaricides to Prevent Lyme and Other Tick-borne Diseases in Humans

Conclusions. Used as recommended, acaricide barrier sprays do not significantly reduce the household risk of tick exposure or incidence of tick-borne disease. Measures for preventing tick-borne diseases should be evaluated against human outcomes to confirm effectiveness.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases - June 22, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hinckley, A. F., Meek, J. I., Ray, J. A. E., Niesobecki, S. A., Connally, N. P., Feldman, K. A., Jones, E. H., Backenson, P. B., White, J. L., Lukacik, G., Kay, A. B., Miranda, W. P., Mead, P. S. Tags: BACTERIA Source Type: research