The importation of exotic ticks to Germany on infested humans is rarely reported. Here we describe the detection of an Amblyomma mixtum nymph harboring Rickettsia amblyommatis by a tourist returning from a holiday trip to Cuba. Tick infestation may be neglected by tourists. Therefore, careful anamnesis and diagnosis should be carried out when tourists return from tropical and subtropical countries suffering from nonspecific symptoms, such as fever and malaise.
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21 November 2019
Detection of Amblyomma mixtum (Acari: Ixodidae) in Germany on a Human Traveler Returning From Cuba
Lidia Chitimia-Dobler,
Sabine Schaper,
Peter Mansfeld,
Joachim Gonschorrek,
Michael Bröker,
Santiago Nava
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 57 • No. 3
May 2020
Vol. 57 • No. 3
May 2020
Amblyomma mixtum
Cuba
Germany
Rickettsia spp.