TY - JOUR
T1 - An instance of parasitism on a human by a nymph of the kangaroo soft tick, Ornithodoros gurneyi Warburton, 1926 (Acari
T2 - Argasidae) in South Australia
AU - Norval, Gerrut
AU - Sharrad, Robert D.
AU - Ross, Kirstin E.
AU - Gardner, Michael G.
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Argasidae
KW - Human parasitism
KW - Ornithodoros gurneyi
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85098104769&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101632
DO - 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101632
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85098104769
VL - 12
JO - Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
JF - Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
SN - 1877-959X
IS - 2
M1 - 101632
ER -