First Report of the Ticks Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini et Fanzago, 1878, Haemaphysalis parva (Neumann, 1897) and Dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer, 1776) (Acari, Amblyommidae) from Humans in Lebanon

PURPOSE: Knowledge on ticks infesting humans is scarce for the middle East. In this work, tick specimens (Acari: Amblyommidae) infesting humans in Lebanon were identified. METHODS: Ticks that were found on humans were received in the Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences. The specimens were prese...

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Autores principales: Raad, Martin, Azar, Dany, Perotti, M. Alejandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7272484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31960216
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11686-019-00160-7
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Sumario:PURPOSE: Knowledge on ticks infesting humans is scarce for the middle East. In this work, tick specimens (Acari: Amblyommidae) infesting humans in Lebanon were identified. METHODS: Ticks that were found on humans were received in the Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences. The specimens were preserved in alcohol for their further morphological identification. RESULTS: Three tick species were identified: a red sheep tick Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini et Fanzago, 1878, a Mediterranean ear tick H. parva (Neumann, 1897), and an ornate sheep tick Dermacentor marginatus (Sulzer, 1776); all isolated from human hosts. CONCLUSION: This is the first report of Haemaphysalis punctata, H. parva and Dermacentor marginatus infesting humans from Central and North Lebanon.

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