Title |
Ixodes ricinus ticks removed from humans in Northern Europe: seasonal pattern of infestation, attachment sites and duration of feeding
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, December 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-6-362 |
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Authors |
Peter Wilhelmsson, Pontus Lindblom, Linda Fryland, Dag Nyman, Thomas GT Jaenson, Pia Forsberg, Per-Eric Lindgren |
Abstract |
The common tick Ixodes ricinus is the main vector in Europe of the tick-borne encephalitis virus and of several species of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, which are the etiological agents of Lyme borreliosis. The risk to contract bites of I. ricinus is dependent on many factors including the behaviour of both ticks and people. The tick's site of attachment on the human body and the duration of tick attachment may be of clinical importance. Data on I. ricinus ticks, which were found attached to the skin of people, were analysed regarding potentially stage-specific differences in location of attachment sites, duration of tick attachment (= feeding duration), seasonal and geographical distribution of tick infestation in relation to age and gender of the tick-infested hosts. |
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United States | 5 | 45% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 9% |
Unknown | 5 | 45% |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 18% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
Scientists | 1 | 9% |
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Hungary | 1 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Japan | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 125 | 96% |
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Researcher | 25 | 19% |
Student > Master | 16 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 8 | 6% |
Other | 7 | 5% |
Other | 22 | 17% |
Unknown | 27 | 21% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 13% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 9 | 7% |
Environmental Science | 7 | 5% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 5% |
Other | 18 | 14% |
Unknown | 39 | 30% |