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

Parasites & Vectors

Table 5 Univariate analysis of potential risk factors for non-specific illness after a tick bite

Variable	n	# Sick (%)	^a P
Time Attached (hrs)			0.032
1-12	196	26 (13.3)
12-24	68	16 (23.5)
24-48	39	12 (30.8)
>48	33	6 (18.2)
Secondary			0.045
yes	59	11 (18.6)
no	10	5 (50.0)
Pathogenic Bacteria Positive			0.048
yes	5	3 (60.0)
no	406	74 (18.2)

^aFisher’s exact test of independence
Participants with missing information were excluded from statistical comparisons

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