Who is afraid of ticks and tick-borne diseases? Results from a cross-sectional survey in Scandinavia

Abstract Background In Scandinavia, the distribution of ticks is expanding and tick-borne diseases constitute growing health risks. While the probability of getting a tick-borne disease after a tick bite is low, the health impacts can be large. This, as well as other characteristics of these disease...

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Main Authors: Daniel Slunge, Solveig Jore, Karen Angeliki Krogfelt, Martin Tugwell Jepsen, Anders Boman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7977-5