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Tickborne disease awareness and protective practices among U.S. Forest Service employees from the Upper Midwest, USA

2020-10-07

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background:</bold> People with occupations that require them to spend time working outdoors in suitable tick habitats are predicted to be at an increased risk for tick-borne diseases (TBDs). However, few studies have assessed the risks of outdoor employees in the United States.<bold>Methods:</bold> We conducted a cross-sectional survey to collect data on exposure to ticks and TBD...

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Literature Corpus work: df1a5cef-94f0-5e6d-a6bf-a4c89df1ee8a
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-16825/v4

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