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Table 4 Description of participants who submitted a tick positive for a species of pathogenic bacteria

From: Factors associated with tick bites and pathogen prevalence in ticks parasitizing humans in Georgia, USA

Participant #

Tick Species

Pathogen

Time Attached (hrs)

Incubation, if applicable (days)

Went to Doctor

Symptoms

1

D. variabilis

E. ewingii

unknown

4

yes

fever, rash, weakness, myalgia, joint pain, congested, earache, swollen & runny eyes

2

D. variabilis

E. ewingii (& R. montana)

6-12

<1

yes

tight neck

3

D. variabilis

Panola Mountain Ehrlichia

2-6

n/a

no

not sick

4

A. americanum

E. chaffeensis (& R. amblyommi)

1-4

13

no

nausea, fever, chills, stomach pain, weakness, headache, joint pain, sweats, cough

5

A. maculatum

R. parkeri

unknown

n/a

no

not sick