A STUDY OF AMBLYOMMA CYPRIUM NEUMANN, 1899, COLLECTED FROM HUMAN BODY,

Abstract

The article reports the first Chinese record of a parasitic tick that parasitized the human anus for over 8 months and was carefully identified. Its scientific name is Amblyomma cyprium Neumann, 1899. This article includes the detailed morphological description and illustrations, and discusses its distribution, source, and relation to closely related species. The specimen is now kept in the Medical Entomology Section, Institute of Parasitology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0670350

Entities

People

  • P. H. Chang

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Entomology
  • Human Body
  • Parasitology
  • Republic
  • Ticks

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  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.