Introduction of the exotic tick Hyalomma truncatum on a human with travel to Ethiopia: A case report

Blaine A. Mathison; William J. Gerth; Bobbi S. Pritt; Stephen Baugh

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.11.005

Introduction of the exotic tick Hyalomma truncatum on a human with travel to Ethiopia: A case report

Blaine A. Mathison, William J. Gerth, Bobbi S. Pritt, Stephen Baugh

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

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Abstract

An Oregon resident returned from a photography trip to Ethiopia with a male Hyalomma truncatum tick attached to the skin on his lower back. The tick was identified morphologically and deposited in the U.S. National Tick Collection housed at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia. The public health importance of Hyalomma species of ticks and diagnostic dilemmas with identifying exotic ticks imported into the U.S. are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	152-154
Number of pages	3
Journal	Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Volume	6
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.11.005
State	Published - Mar 1 2015

Keywords

Exotic
Hyalomma
Ticks
Vector-borne

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Parasitology
Microbiology
Insect Science
Infectious Diseases

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