TABLE 2.

Observed clinical signs.

Clinical signs observed	Clinical signs observed in patients*
	597/20	225/20	370/20	374/20	412/20
Expanding redness at the site of previous tick infestation	X	–	–	–	–
Non-expanding redness at the site of previous tick infestation	–	X	X	–	–
Enlarged painful lymph node	–	–	–	X	–
Cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction’	–	–	–	–	X
Elevation of body temperature	–	–	–	–	–
Enlarged non-painful lymph node	–	–	–	–	–
Eschare	–	–	–	–	–

*The presence (‘X’) and absence (‘–’) of clinical signs per patient are displayed.