Two young people go hiking and wear long pants that are light coloured.
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Permethrin: An underused tool for prevention of tick-borne infection

Permethrin treated clothing is often recommended as an evidence-based means of preventing tick bites. Unfortunately, in Canada, there are limited options for purchasing permethrin treated clothing and permethrin spray is not easily available in the 0.5% concentration suitable for do-it-yourself treatment of clothing.  A recently-published study in the Journal of Medical Entomology authored by Nadolny and…