Prevention and Management of Tick-Borne Illness
Clothing
Long-Sleeved Clothing
Light-Colored Clothing
Clothing Care
Tick and Insect Repellents
Deet
Picaridin
Permethrin
Other Repellents
Tick Checks
Other Behavioral Modifications
Tick Removal
Timing of Tick Removal and Risk of Lyme Transmission
Prophylactic Antibiotics for Lyme Disease
Prophylactic Antibiotics for Other TBI
Decision to Evacuate
Vaccination
Educational Programs
Recommendation Grading
Overview
Title
Prevention and Management of Tick-Borne Illness in the United States
Authoring Organization
Wilderness Medical Society
Publication Month/Year
October 9, 2021
Last Updated Month/Year
April 1, 2024
Document Type
Guideline
Country of Publication
US
Inclusion Criteria
Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Childcare center, School
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Management, Prevention
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D064927 - Tick Bites, D017282 - Tick-Borne Diseases, D013987 - Ticks
Keywords
Lyme Disease, ticks, tick-borne rickettsial infections, lyme, wilderness, safety, tick borne illness
Source Citation
Ho BM, Davis HE, Forrester JD, Sheele JM, Haston T, Sanders L, Lee MC, Lareau S, Caudell M, Davis CB. Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Tick-Borne Illness in the United States. Wilderness Environ Med. 2021 Dec;32(4):474-494. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2021.09.001. Epub 2021 Oct 9. PMID: 34642107.