title: Rhipicephalus sanguineus (ACARI: IXODIDAE) BITING A HUMAN BEING IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL.
abstract: We report the finding of a female brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) on the scalp of a male patient inPorto 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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcia Bohrer
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Mentz
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trombka
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil.
authors.forename: Guilherme Liberato da
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carlos Eugênio
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D048508:Rhipicephalus sanguineus; D012535:Scalp / Q000469:parasitology*; D064927:Tick Bites / Q000150:complications*; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology