title: Tick bite victims and their environment: the risk of Lyme disease.
abstract: The authors surveyed 308 New Jersey tick bite victims. Education concerning landscape ecology, wildlife control, tick and wildlife habitat reduction, tick control using acaricides, and how to keep pets tick-free is especially needed to reduce human exposure to tick bites and Lyme disease.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers University, Cook College, Department of Human Ecology, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Smith-Fiola
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Hallman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013987:Ticks