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To the Editor: Lyme borreliosis is the most common vector-borne disease in Sweden, and as many as 10,000 individuals are thought to be affected each year.¹ Recent studies have suggested that individual variability in vector attachment may be linked to different body odors.^2-3 Other studies suggested that diethyltoluamide is the best repellent against insect vectors and permethrin against ticks, in particular. However, insect repellents may have adverse effects on humans and animals.⁴

Because military personnel are at particularly high risk for tick bites and tick-borne diseases,⁵ we conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind intervention trial of garlic (Allium sativum) to prevent tick bites among Swedish marines.

Methods

Of 100 individuals in Swedish military service in 1998, 50 consumed 1200 mg/d Allium sativum in capsule form and 50 consumed placebo for 8 weeks, followed by a washout period of 2 weeks, and then a crossover to placebo or Allium sativum consumption . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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