[Exposure to Ixodes ricinus bites among soldiers].
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%).
Cakanac
R
R
Stajković
N
N
Calasan
S
S
Drndarević
D
D
Obradović
M
M
D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D013987:Ticks; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology
Izlozenost vojnika ubodima Ixodes ricinusa.