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A Model for Experimental Exposure of Humans to Larval Ixodes scapularis Ticks
Published on: December 1, 2023
Tick attachment sites
Abdulkadir Gunduz1, Suha Turkmen, Suleyman Turedi
1Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Farabi Hastanesi, TRabzon, Turkey. gunduzkadir@hotmail.com
Objective:
The duration of tick attachment is related to the likelihood of disease transmission. To be able to locate and remove an attached tick is important.
Methods:
Sixty-seven patients presenting with tick bites to the Karadeniz Technical University emergency department and 3 different first-stage health institutions between April and July 2006 were investigated to determine the distribution of the bites.
Results:
Tick attachment site distribution was determined as follows: 9% head-neck, 5% arm, 24% stomach-groin, 7% back, 18% chest-shoulder, 25% leg-foot, and 12% hip.
Conclusions:
According to the results of our study, 20% of ticks attach to regions of the body that patients cannot themselves see. After travel in endemic areas, a complete inspection of the entire body surface is required to achive early tick removal.
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