An Exotic Hitchhiker: A Case Report of Importation into Connecticut from Africa of the Human Parasitizing Tick, Hyalomma truncatum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Goudarz Molaei; Theodore G. Andreadis; John F. Anderson; Kirby C. Stafford III

doi:10.1645/18-13

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Goudarz Molaei,^1,2 Theodore G. Andreadis,^1,2 John F. Anderson,^1,2 Kirby C. Stafford III¹

¹1 Center for Vector Biology and Zoonotic Diseases, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station,
²2 Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, 60 College Street,

Abstract

We report the importation into Connecticut, U.S.A., of an exotic tick, Hyalomma truncatum (Koch) (Acari: Ixodidae), on a human with recent travel history to Africa. The tick was identified using key morphological characters and through DNA sequencing. This case report highlights continuing risk associated with the importation of exotic tick vectors of medical and veterinary significance on international travelers returning to the United States from abroad.

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Goudarz Molaei, Theodore G. Andreadis, John F. Anderson, and Kirby C. Stafford III "An Exotic Hitchhiker: A Case Report of Importation into Connecticut from Africa of the Human Parasitizing Tick, Hyalomma truncatum (Acari: Ixodidae)," Journal of Parasitology 104(3), 302-305, (1 June 2018). https://doi.org/10.1645/18-13

Published: 1 June 2018

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