Medical Entomology and Zoology (1997) 48, 269-274

Yutaka Yoneda, Seiji Gouhara, Yoshinobu Mitarai and Toshihide Fukuma (1997)
[Seventeen human cases infested with ixodid ticks in Kyushu, Japan since 1992]
Medical Entomology and Zoology 48 (3), 269-274
Abstract: Seventeen cases of human tick bite found in Kyushu, Japan since 1992 were reported. Causative tick species were Ixodes ovatus (1 case), Haemaphysalis flava (5 cases), H. longicornis (8 cases) and Amblyomma testudinarium (3 cases). The case infested with I. ovatus was the first reliable report from Kyushu. One out of 8 cases caused by H. longicornis occurred on an inpatient because he wore pajamas which might have been contaminated with ticks in his housing site. Although one case infested with H. flava showed Lyme disease-like symptoms (erythema migrans, lymphocytoma and flu-like symptoms), Lyme disease was ruled out because of the negative results of Borrelia antibody assayed by two tests (ELISA and Western blotting).
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(original language: Japanese)

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Haemaphysalis longicornis		Japan
	Ixodes ovatus		Japan
	Haemaphysalis flava		Japan
	Amblyomma testudinarium		Japan