First report of Ornithodoros spheniscus (Acari: Ixodoidea: Argasidae) from the Humboldt Penguin in Chile

Daniel González-Acuña; Lucila Moreno; Alberto A. Guglielmone

doi:10.11158/saa.13.2.4

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Daniel González-Acuña,¹ Lucila Moreno,² Alberto A. Guglielmone³

¹Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, Chile. E-mail: danigonz@udec.cl
²Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago
³Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, CC 22, CP 2300 Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Abstract

The argasid tick Ornithodoros spheniscus (Acari: Ixodidae) is reported from the Humboldt Penguin, Spheniscus humboldti, for the first time in Chile. An instance of human tick bite is also described, and the impact of O. spheniscus on human and avian health is discussed.

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Daniel González-Acuña, Lucila Moreno, and Alberto A. Guglielmone "First report of Ornithodoros spheniscus (Acari: Ixodoidea: Argasidae) from the Humboldt Penguin in Chile," Systematic and Applied Acarology 13(2), 120-122, (1 June 2008). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.13.2.4

Accepted: 1 May 2008; Published: 1 June 2008

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