Ixodes ricinus ticks removed from humans in Northern Europe: Seasonal pattern of infestation, attachment sites and duration of feeding

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Wilhelmsson, Peter ^a   Lindblom, Pontus ^a   Fryland, Linda ^a   Nyman, Dag ^b   Jaenson, Thomas Gt ^c   Forsberg, Pia ^a,d   Lindgren, Per Eric ^a,e  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Åland Borrelia Group   (Finland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

land; Attachment site; Feeding behaviour; Feeding duration; Host seeking behaviour; Ixodes ricinus; Seasonal activity; Sweden; Tick bite; Tick infestation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EUROPE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; IXODES RICINUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; PROPHYLAXIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SWEDEN; TICK INFESTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; IXODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SWEDEN; TICK INFESTATIONS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890481384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-362     Document Type: Article

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