A case of human tick infestation by          Dermacentor bellulus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Takeo Yamauchi; Tomomi Nakatani

doi:10.7601/mez.75.227

Medical Entomology and Zoology

Online ISSN : 2185-5609
Print ISSN : 0424-7086
ISSN-L : 0424-7086

Case Report

A case of human tick infestation by Dermacentor bellulus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Takeo Yamauchi , Tomomi Nakatani

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Keywords: Dermacentor bellulus, hard tick, Japan, morphology, tick bite

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2024 Volume 75 Issue 4 Pages 227-229

DOI https://doi.org/10.7601/mez.75.227

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Abstract

We describe a case of human tick infestation by an adult male specimen of Dermacentor bellulus. The tick was found on the skin of the right upper arm in a 6-year-old Japanese male, who had visited around Nagasawa, Yatsuo-cho, Toyama City, Honshu, Japan. The tick was identified as an adult male of D. bellulus based on its morphological characteristics. This is the first case of human infestation by D. bellulus accompanied by patient information.

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