Open AccessRemoval of ticks: a review of the literature
Author(s) -
D W Pitches
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.11.33.03027-en
Subject(s) - tick , zoology , biology , ecology
Eurosurveillance recently reported that travellers who discover ticks attached to them should remove the tick by grasping the mouthpiece with tweezers (forceps) and rotating the tick