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The article is about prophylactic use in persons who have had a tick removed that was attached for more than 36 hours. It would have no impact on levels in the
by SECProto 4y ago
The article is about prophylactic use in persons who have had a tick removed that was attached for more than 36 hours. It would have no impact on levels in the tick population (as it's given after the tick is removed) and should have no impact in the human population (considering how low the proportion of people with ticks attached for more than 36 hours is)
- ISL 4y agoI'm not worried about tick-borne diseases in this context (completely agreed with your point there), but rather all the other things that doxycycline and similar drugs are used against. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetracycline_antibiotics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetracycline_antibiotics
- wffurr 4y agoWell I think the point is that using it for tick bites isn't going to materially increase rates of prescription / usage.