Rhipicephalus sanguineus (ACARI: IXODIDAE) BITING A HUMAN BEING IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL

We report the finding of a female brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) on the scalp of a male patient in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Human parasitism by this tick is rare and has seldomly been reported in the literature, despite its recognized importance since it c...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Márcia Bohrer MENTZ, Marcelo TROMBKA, Guilherme Liberato da SILVA, Carlos Eugênio SILVA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2016
Subjects:
Brown dog tick
Diagnosis
Ectoparasite
Vector-borne diseases
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201658035
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ac7870e34dfd4645a09a8a56e875d6ae 2024-09-09T19:23:31+00:00 Rhipicephalus sanguineus (ACARI: IXODIDAE) BITING A HUMAN BEING IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL Márcia Bohrer MENTZ Marcelo TROMBKA Guilherme Liberato da SILVA Carlos Eugênio SILVA 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201658035 https://doaj.org/article/ac7870e34dfd4645a09a8a56e875d6ae EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652016005000404&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 1678-9946 doi:10.1590/s1678-9946201658035 https://doaj.org/article/ac7870e34dfd4645a09a8a56e875d6ae Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 58 (2016) Brown dog tick Diagnosis Ectoparasite Vector-borne diseases Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201658035 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z We report the finding of a female brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) on the scalp of a male patient in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Human parasitism by this tick is rare and has seldomly been reported in the literature, despite its recognized importance since it can act as a vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the agent of spotted fever. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 58 0
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topic Brown dog tick
Diagnosis
Ectoparasite
Vector-borne diseases
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
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Diagnosis
Ectoparasite
Vector-borne diseases
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Márcia Bohrer MENTZ
Marcelo TROMBKA
Guilherme Liberato da SILVA
Carlos Eugênio SILVA
Rhipicephalus sanguineus (ACARI: IXODIDAE) BITING A HUMAN BEING IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL
topic_facet Brown dog tick
Diagnosis
Ectoparasite
Vector-borne diseases
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
description We report the finding of a female brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) on the scalp of a male patient in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Human parasitism by this tick is rare and has seldomly been reported in the literature, despite its recognized importance since it can act as a vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the agent of spotted fever.
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author Márcia Bohrer MENTZ
Marcelo TROMBKA
Guilherme Liberato da SILVA
Carlos Eugênio SILVA
author_facet Márcia Bohrer MENTZ
Marcelo TROMBKA
Guilherme Liberato da SILVA
Carlos Eugênio SILVA
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title Rhipicephalus sanguineus (ACARI: IXODIDAE) BITING A HUMAN BEING IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL
title_short Rhipicephalus sanguineus (ACARI: IXODIDAE) BITING A HUMAN BEING IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL
title_full Rhipicephalus sanguineus (ACARI: IXODIDAE) BITING A HUMAN BEING IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL
title_fullStr Rhipicephalus sanguineus (ACARI: IXODIDAE) BITING A HUMAN BEING IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL
title_full_unstemmed Rhipicephalus sanguineus (ACARI: IXODIDAE) BITING A HUMAN BEING IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL
title_sort rhipicephalus sanguineus (acari: ixodidae) biting a human being in porto alegre city, rio grande do sul, brazil
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