Identification of public submitted tick images: A neural network approach.

Ticks and tick-borne diseases represent a growing public health threat in North America and Europe. The number of ticks, their geographical distribution, and the incidence of tick-borne diseases, like Lyme disease, are all on the rise. Accurate, real-time tick-image identification through a smartpho...

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Main Authors: Lennart Justen, Duncan Carlsmith, Susan M Paskewitz, Lyric C Bartholomay, Gebbiena M Bron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260622