title: Introduction of the exotic tick Hyalomma truncatum on a human with travel to Ethiopia: a case report.
abstract: An Oregon resident returned from a photography trip to Ethiopia with a male Hyalomma truncatum tick attached to the skin on his lower back. The tick was identified morphologically and deposited in the U.S. National Tick Collection housed at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia. The public health importance of Hyalomma species of ticks and diagnostic dilemmas with identifying exotic ticks imported into the U.S. are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States. Electronic address: gqa4@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Blaine A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Mathison
authors.affiliation: Oregon State University Plant Clinic, Corvallis, OR, United States.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Gerth
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
authors.forename: Bobbi S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Pritt
authors.affiliation: Legacy Medical Group Northwest, Portland, OR, United States.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baugh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005002:Ethiopia; D006801:Humans; D058865:Introduced Species; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States
keywords: Exotic; Hyalomma; Ticks; Vector-borne