Jeg måtte dobbeltsjekke;
"..transmission of TBEV from an infected tick to a host can occur within minutes to a few hours of tick attachment [75]. The longer an infected tick remains attached to a host, the greater the likelihood that tick-borne pathogens will be transmitted"
Det er et poeng i å fjerne flått så raskt som mulig.
Kilde; Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus: A Comprehensive Review of Transmission, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Prevention. Microorganisms. 2023 Jun 22;11(7):1634. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11071634. PMID: 37512806; PMCID: PMC10383662.