Prevention of tick bites: an evaluation of a smartphone app
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Prevention of tick bites: an evaluation of a smartphone app
BACKGROUND Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common reported tick-borne infection in Europe, and involves transmission of Borrelia by ticks. As long as a vaccine is not available and effective measures for controlling tick populations are insufficient, LB control is focused on preventive measures to avoid tick bites. To inform citizens about the risk of ticks, motivate them to check for tick bi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2836-4