Human Infestation by Amblyomma testudinarium (Acari: Ixodidae) in Malay Peninsula, Malaysia

A Japanese male repeatedly infested with Amblyomma testudinarium in Malaysia was reported. He visited to Ulu Gombak, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia on April and May 2007, and he recalled three times of tick bite during traveling. The first tick bite was by one nymph infested on the inner side of the brac...

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Published inJournal of the Acarological Society of Japan Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 143 - 148
Main Authors YAMAUCHI, Takeo, TAKANO, Ai, MARUYAMA, Munetoshi, KAWABATA, Hiroki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Acarological Society of Japan 01.01.2012
Subjects
Abdomen
Acari
Amblyomma
Amblyomma testudinarium
Bites
Erythema
hard tick
imported case
Infestation
Ixodidae
Malaysia
molecular identification
Pain
Scrotum
Skin
tick bite
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Summary:A Japanese male repeatedly infested with Amblyomma testudinarium in Malaysia was reported. He visited to Ulu Gombak, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia on April and May 2007, and he recalled three times of tick bite during traveling. The first tick bite was by one nymph infested on the inner side of the brachium of the patient. After a few days, erythema with a diameter of 2 cm was found at the site of tick attachment. Pain of the site remained for 20 days. The second tick bite was by larvae infested on the skin surface of the abdomen, basal portion of the thigh, and scrotum of the patient. He felt a pain at the moment of tick infestation. The pain remained for 15 days. The third tick bite was by a larva, and the tick was found in the phyma of his back immediately after his return Japan.
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ISSN:0918-1067
1880-2273
DOI:10.2300/acari.21.143