title: [Exposure to Ixodes ricinus bites among soldiers].
abstract: Results of an investigation on the exposure to tick bites among soldiers in 6 permanent army structures on the territory of Belgrade are shown. Four army structures were found to be active foci of Lyme borreliosis. Infection rates among Ixodes ticks were from 10% in urban structures to 42.1% in rural structures. Exposure of soldiers to tick bites was the largest in rural army structures--3.40%, while in urban army structures it was 0.14%. Among 38 tick bitten army members, 1 developed clinical manifestation as Lyme borreliosis (2.6%).
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cakanac
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stajković
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calasan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drndarević
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obradović
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D013987:Ticks; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Izlozenost vojnika ubodima Ixodes ricinusa.