Risk of <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Bites in a Population of Forestry Workers in an Endemic Region in France.

ABSTRACT: The progressing worldwide increases in tick occurrence and tick-borne diseases calls for the development of new prevention strategies to reduce their impact on human and animal health. Defining the risk of exposure to tick bites is therefore essential. Forestry workers are at high risk of tick bites. We set up an explorative study among forestry workers in the Alsace region in eastern France to measure the different factors affecting the risk of Ixodes ricinus tick bites during their activities in forests. For one year, forestry workers recorded the presence of ticks on their clothes and tick bites every time they were working in teams in different forest ecosystems. Questions about the prevention measures they followed were also noted. Among the 32 participants, we were able to dif

SUBMITTER: Grillon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11357543 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature