An instance of parasitism on a human by a nymph of the kangaroo soft tick, Ornithodoros gurneyi Warburton, 1926 (Acari: Argasidae) in South Australia

Gerrut Norval; Robert D. Sharrad; Kirstin E. Ross; Michael G. Gardner

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101632

An instance of parasitism on a human by a nymph of the kangaroo soft tick, Ornithodoros gurneyi Warburton, 1926 (Acari: Argasidae) in South Australia

Gerrut Norval, Robert D. Sharrad, Kirstin E. Ross, Michael G. Gardner

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The kangaroo soft tick, Ornithodoros gurneyi Warburton, 1926, is a poorly studied argasid of the more arid regions of Australia. Anecdotal accounts have stated that this tick species will bite humans, and yet bites have not been described. Herein we report on an instance of parasitism by a nymph of O. gurneyi on a human, and we provide a summary of confirmed instances of parasitism on humans by this tick based on museum specimens.

Original language	English
Article number	101632
Number of pages	4
Journal	Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101632
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021

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Argasidae
Human parasitism
Ornithodoros gurneyi

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An instance of parasitism on a human by a nymph of the kangaroo soft tick, Ornithodoros gurneyi Warburton, 1926 (Acari: Argasidae) in South Australia

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