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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 13.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Lab Med. 2010 Mar;30(1):311–328. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2010.01.003

Figure 7.

Figure 7

An engorged Ixodid scapularis tick. Ticks become engorged after 48-72 hours. Ticks removed prior to this time, before they become engorged, rarely transmit Lyme disease.