Page 1 - Ticks

HOW TO AVOID A TICK BITE
• Avoid areas with many ticks
such as tall grass, shrubland
and woodland. The risk of tick bites
on regular walking trails is low.
• Cover your skin when walking
in areas with many ticks.
• Wear long trousers with
covered ankles.
• Protect yourself with a tick repellent
or mosquito spray.
• Wear light-coloured clothing.
This makes it easier to spot the tick.

Upon walking in areas with ticks,
check your clothes, hair and skin
carefully. Remember that ticks are
small and can be difficult to spot.
Ticks often prefer hidden, moist and
thin-skinned places such as the back
of the knees, groin, armpits and The brochure has been developed by the following
institutions in Denmark, Norway and Sweden:
the area behind the ears. Children’s Statens Serum Institut, Norwegian National
hair and scalps should be checked Advisory Unit on Tick-borne Diseases and
Smittskydd Skåne, as a part of the EU-InterReg
carefully. ØKS-project, ScandTick Innovation.
Photo: Per Eikeset Knudsen og fotolia.com
Design: Melkeveien Designkontor AS
Print: Byråservice AS
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March 2018