title: Location of tick (Acari: Ixodidae) attachment sites on humans in North Carolina.
abstract: The location of tick attachment sites on humans was determined by information provided by respondents to a questionnaire, and by submission of ticks, in counties that have historically had a high incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in North Carolina. Information was gathered from May through September in 1989, 1990, and 1991. Dermacentor variabilis (Say) made up 94% of the collections. Most (50%) were taken from the head; a sizable portion was removed from the legs (22%). The epidemiological implications and potential use of this information in a public information campaign are discussed.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Department of Environment, Winston-Salem 27101.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slaff
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Newton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001132:Arm / Q000469:parasitology; D003020:Clothing; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000469:parasitology; D009657:North Carolina; D009758:Nymph / Q000502:physiology; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology*