Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Erythema chronicum migrans is a sign of cutaneous boreliosis, transmitted by tick bites (Figure 1).Live ticks can be removed without any tools or assistance.Indeed, a gentle finger is all that is needed to remove a tick.Place the finger on the tick, apply light pressure and make the tick rotate around its head, like a merry-go-round.After a series of turns, the tick will release its hold.This avoids leaving any part of the tick in the skin, as can happen when using a tweezer or similar.The method is rapid, efficient and painless.It can be performed easily on the field, in a private practice or in a hospital.It can be used on kids and adults.It is very cost-efficient, certainly the cheapest method we know of.The single limitation of this technique is that it does not work on dead ticks.Please try it, film it like we did (Movie S1), and spread the info!Maybe get it on TikTok (pun intended).
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.70145
Authors: Danai Bucher, Olivier Gaide
Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $5,450
OpenAlex ID: W4415615889
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