Detection of human blood in the bat tick Carios (Ornithodoros) kelleyi (Acari: Argasidae) in Iowa

被引：28

作者：

Gill, JS ^{[1
]}

Rowley, NA ^{[1
]}

Bush, PJ ^{[1
]}

Viner, JP ^{[1
]}

Gilchrist, MJR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Iowa, Hyg Lab, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY | 2004年 / 41卷 / 06期

关键词：

human blood; Carios kelleyi; home infestation; skin lesions; bats;

D O I：

10.1603/0022-2585-41.6.1179

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The argasid tick Carios (Ornithodoros) kelleyi Cooley & Kohls is a common ectoparasite of bats and has been found in massive numbers in homes with associated bat colonies in eastern Iowa. This tick feeds nearly exclusively on bats in nature. Several inhabitants of infested homes complained of "bug bites" at night while asleep that may have resulted in erythematous, edematous, urticaric skin lesions and constitutional signs and symptoms. We provide laboratory evidence that a single, engorged C. kelleyi nymph contained host blood from a human female. The clinical implications of our findings are intriguing but unclear.

引用

页码：1179 / 1181

页数：3

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