Public perspectives on tick bite exposure, healthcare visits and associated allergies in iberia [PDF]
Annals of MedicineBackground Tick bites and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are a worldwide concern, with growing evidence of an ongoing spread and emergence of new cases.
Rita Vaz-Rodrigues +3 more
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Diagnostic Histopathological Findings on a Tick-Bite Lesion without the Presence of an Insect Body [PDF]
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2022 Tick bite is detected when the insect’s body remains, and portions, such as the mouthparts, may be used to confirm the species and the potential for microbial infection.
Tomoaki Takada
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Skin infectome of patients with a tick bite history [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionTicks are the most important obligate blood-feeding vectors of human pathogens. With the advance of high-throughput sequencing, more and more bacterial community and virome in tick has been reported, which seems to pose a great threat to ...
Jie Zhang +25 more
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Rickettsia species in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks feeding on human skin and clinical manifestations of tick-borne infections after tick bite [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Dermacentor reticulatus ticks are sporadically removed from human skin and therefore the medical consequences of their feeding are neglected compared to Ixodes ricinus. We investigated the prevalence of pathogens in D. reticulatus removed from human skin
Julia Koczwarska +4 more
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Tick bite risk factors and prevention measures in an area with emerging Powassan virus disease [PDF]
Public Health Challenges, 2023 Background In the United States (U.S.), Powassan virus is primarily transmitted to humans by the black‐legged tick (Ixodes scapularis). Rarely, infections can present as severe neuroinvasive disease.
Nicolette Wilson +13 more
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Consultations in general practice related to a tick bite episode in mainland France in 2023–2024 [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground The emergence and spread of TBDs present major challenges. Exposure to tick bites in mainland France is mainly documented through local studies or citizen science projects.
Camille Bonnet +16 more
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A Traumatic Tick Bite: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Human granulocytic anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease with an increasing incidence associated with morbidity and mortality. Uncertainty remains whether a prophylactic dose of doxycycline is effective in prevention. Case Report: We present
Daniel Finnin, Christopher Hanowitz
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Frequency of tick bites and associated care-seeking behaviors in the United States
Ticks and Tick-borne DiseasesTick-borne diseases are commonly reported in the United States, but frequency of tick bites and care-seeking behaviors following tick bites are poorly understood. We used nationally representative survey data to describe the frequency of tick bites among
Kiersten M Kugeler, Alison Hinckley
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Predicting the risk of Lyme borreliosis after a tick bite, using a structural equation model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 BACKGROUND:Understanding and quantification of the risk of Lyme borreliosis after a tick bite can aid development of prevention strategies against Lyme borreliosis.
Agnetha Hofhuis +8 more
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Factors Associated with Tick Bite Preventive Practices among Farmworkers in Malaysia.
PLoS ONE, 2016 BackgroundFarmworkers are at high-risk for tick bites, which potentially transmit various tick-borne diseases. Previous studies show that personal prevention against tick bites is key, and certain factors namely, knowledge, experience of tick bites, and ...
Masoumeh Ghane Kisomi +9 more
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