Colorado tick fever risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ilan Dock, B.S.

Overview

The primary risk factors associated with Colorado tick fever are exposure to endemic environment and the time of that exposure. Rocky Mountain wood ticks have been identified as the primary vector of Colorado tick fever infections, thus being bitten in an endemic area may result in the contraction of the disease.

Risk Factors

Tick Bites

• Individuals with frequent exposure to dogs and who reside near wooded areas or areas with high grass may also be at increased risk of infection.

Region of Exposure

• Individuals living in areas inhabited by Rocky Mountain wood ticks.
• Highest incidence reported in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. Exposure to these areas will increase an individual's risk of infection.
• Although the disease is randomly dispersed throughout regions of the United States.