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A case of human infestation with a hard tick Amblyomma testudinarium Koch (Acarina : Ixodide), in Japan

  • YAMAMOTO S
  • TAKAOKA H
  • SAMESHIMA J
Medical Entomology and Zoology (1976) 27(3) 304
DOI: 10.7601/mez.27.304
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Abstract

A hard tick was isolated from the skin mucous membrane of the anus of a 72 yr old forestry farmer and was identified as A. testudinarium Koch, 1844. Hosts of this species are wildboars, monkeys, rabbits and wild birds. Previously, 6 cases of human infestation by A. testudinarium have been reported in Japan. In 3 cases infestation was in the anal area.

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YAMAMOTO, S., TAKAOKA, H., & SAMESHIMA, J. (1976). A case of human infestation with a hard tick Amblyomma testudinarium Koch (Acarina : Ixodide), in Japan. Medical Entomology and Zoology, 27(3), 304. https://doi.org/10.7601/mez.27.304

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