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Tick-borne diseases

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NSW Dept of Health - Review of public health advice about ticks	The NSW Public Health Bulletin. Citation: NSW Public Health Bull 2004; 15(11–12) 212–215.
International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)	A professional medical and research organisation. Provides high quality information about Lyme Disease, including symptoms and treatment guidelines
LymeNet	Information and links
Westmead Hospital - Department of Medical Entomology
Tick-transmitted Borreliosis in Europe	Site based in Germany
Ticks and Tickborne Bacterial Diseases in Humans: An Emerging Infectious Threat	Excellent review article on bacteria transmitted by ticks worldwide

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Ulladulla Veterinary Hospital Robert Wylie BVSc QDA	Excellent review from a practitioner with extensive experience with tick paralysis. A very good selection of frequently asked questions (FAQs).
Department of Medical Entomology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney - Tick Page	Information on ticks, mosquitoes and arthropod-transmitted diseases in Australia
Entomology Image page - Ticks	Iowa State University's page on images of American ticks
Integrated Conrol of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases	Newsletters detailing current published tick research (site based in The Netherlands)
Ohio State University - Acarology	Ohio State University. Article in which Dr W Burgdorfer (after whom the North American Lyme disease bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi is named) has evaluated 3 tick removers.
Venomous Australian Spiders, Ticks and Insects	An excellent summary and images on this subject
Tolga Bat Hospital	Atherton Tablelands near Cairns in Queensland is a centre for the rehabilitation of local flying foxes, many of which suffer from tick paralysis.
University of Technology Sydney - Toxin research	Research group studying production of synthetic Ixodes holocyclus toxin. Vaccine potential being investigated.

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