Additional Instances of Human Parasitism by the Brown Dog Tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Abstract

We report nine cases of humans parasitized by the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille). Eight cases occurred during 1989. Seven of the individuals were from an apparent focus of human biting in northern Texas and southwestern Oklahoma, one case was from San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and one case was from Homestead Air Force Base, Dade Country, Florida. These cases suggest that the role of R. sanguineus in the transmission of canine ehrlichiosis to humans may be underestimated and warrants investigation. (AW)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 05, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218723

Entities

People

  • C. Mcmeans
  • Chad P. Mchugh
  • Terry L. Carpenter

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Alphaproteobacteria
  • Availability
  • Children
  • Health Services
  • New England
  • North America
  • Oklahoma
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Security
  • Tickborne Diseases
  • Ticks
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology