West countries 19.04.2021 – Children ticks bite more often on the head and neck, and in adults especially on the legs.
Ticks are less likely to bite into the skin around the pubic area. But if they bite there, they will be detected and removed later than average. This increases the risk of Lyme disease. Tick radar announced this after researching 2,000 tick bites in adults and children in 2019 and 2020.
Tick bites in children appear to be much more common on the head and neck. This concerns 32% of all bites, compared to 3% in adults. Bites on the legs are much more common in adults: 55% of all bites and 25% in children. Bites around the pubic area are less common in children and adults: 7% in children and 9% in adults.
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Reports of tick bites show that ticks that have bitten around the pubic area in adults sit there undetected for 8 hours longer than average before being detected and removed. It is known that if a tick is attached for longer, the risk of Lyme disease increases. Ticks on the arms were the fastest detected and removed. It does not matter whether the tick was stuck on the front or the back of the body for the time to be removed. This research shows where tick bites occur most often on the body. Still, it remains important to check the entire body for tick bites. This is because ticks can bite anywhere on the body.
Toonradar.nl received more than 8,500 tick bites in 2020, which is an average over the past 7 years. In 2020, the most tick bites were reported in Gelderland and Utrecht, and the fewest in Zeeland and Flevoland. Per capita, the most tick bites were reported in Drenthe, and the fewest in South Holland. About 30% of all reported tick bites in 2020 were contracted in the garden.
In mid-February, during a warmer period, the number of tick bite reports already saw the number of tick bite reports rise slightly, with which the tick season seems to have started. Make reports of a tick bite you do here.
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Do you have a tick? Remove it as soon as possible, this halves the risk of Lyme disease. Monitor the site of the bite for three months. If you see a ring or stain, or if you experience other health problems, see your doctor.
Every year people in the Netherlands are bitten by ticks 1 million times, 27,000 of which Lyme disease to get.
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