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==Epidemiology== Tick paralysis was first described in Australia in the 19th century<ref name="simon"/> and has been reported mostly from the Americas, in the US from the Pacific Northwest, but also from the Southern US.<ref name="pont">{{Cite journal |last=Pontiff |first=Kristen |last2=Woodward |first2=Christopher |last3=McMahon |first3=Pamela |date=December 2021 |title=Tick Paralysis Case Series: An 11-Year Institutional Case Series |url=https://journals.lww.com/10.1097/PEC.0000000000002572 |journal=Pediatric Emergency Care |language=en |volume=37 |issue=12 |pages=589β592 |doi=10.1097/PEC.0000000000002572 |issn=1535-1815|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The peak incidence of tick paralysis in North America in the spring and early summer. It is reported more commonly in females and in children.<ref name="simon"/>
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