Playford G, Whitby M
Princess Alexandra Hospital and District Health Service, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland.
Aust Fam Physician. 1996 Dec;25(12):1841-5.
Tick bites are a common problem in Australia and an important cause of morbidity in medical and veterinary practice. Complications include local inflammation and infection, paralysis and transmission of various pathogens. Over the past three decades, several new tick-borne diseases have been recognised both in Australia and overseas. The importance of these diseases has also increased, in part due to greater recreational activities occurring in tick infested areas. However, our understanding of the microbiology and epidemiology of many of these diseases is incomplete.
蜱虫叮咬在澳大利亚是一个常见问题，也是医学和兽医学中发病的一个重要原因。并发症包括局部炎症和感染、麻痹以及多种病原体的传播。在过去三十年里，澳大利亚和海外都发现了几种新的蜱传疾病。这些疾病的重要性也有所增加，部分原因是在蜱虫滋生地区开展的娱乐活动增多。然而，我们对其中许多疾病的微生物学和流行病学的了解并不完整。
