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- Title
Tick bite‐associated chronic pruritic lesions in an Afro‐descendant population in the Cauca Department, Colombia. II. Epidemiological risk factors.
- Authors
Weber, Niklas; Trujillo‐Trujillo, Julian; Krücken, Jürgen; Castillo, Felipe; Feldmeier, Hermann; Sunderkötter, Cord
- Abstract
Since 2017 tick infestations in humans and the cases of severe chronic pruritus have not been quantified again; however, according to observations of health officials, tick infestation of human environments has slightly decreased, while animals remain heavily infested. Tick bite-associated chronic pruritic lesions in an Afro-descendant population in the Cauca Department, Colombia. While the chronic, severely irritating pruritic arthropod reaction is reason enough to limit tick infestations, another more severe health problem could arise when these ticks become vectors for certain infectious diseases.
- Subjects
CAUCA (Colombia : Dept.); COLOMBIA; TICK infestations; TICKS; TICK control; TICK-borne diseases; PUBLIC health officers; RICKETTSIAL diseases
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2023, Vol 62, Issue 6, pe341
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijd.16632