TickPhone App: A Smartphone Application for Rapid Tick Identification Using Deep Learning

Tick species are considered the second leading vector of human diseases. Different ticks can transmit a variety of pathogens that cause various tick-borne diseases (TBD), such as Lyme disease. Currently, it remains a challenge to diagnose Lyme disease because of its non-specific symptoms. Rapid and...

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Main Authors: Zhiheng Xu, Xiong Ding, Kun Yin, Ziyue Li, Joan A. Smyth, Maureen B. Sims, Holly A. McGinnis, Changchun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7355