Low Risk Perception about Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in an Area Recently Invaded by Ticks in Northwestern Italy
Risk perception, together with the adoption of measures to prevent tick bites, may strongly influence human exposure to ticks and transmitted pathogens. We created a questionnaire to evaluate how people perceive the health risk posed by ticks in an area recently invaded by these arthropods, in the w...
Main Authors: | Aitor Garcia-Vozmediano, Giorgia Giglio, Elisa Ramassa, Fabrizio Nobili, Luca Rossi, Laura Tomassone |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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Series: | Veterinary Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/8/7/131 |
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