An Instance of Tick Feeding to Repletion Inside a Human Nostril

Gary P. Aronsen; Richard G. Robbins

doi:10.3374/0079-032X-49.2.245

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Gary P. Aronsen,¹ Richard G. Robbins²

¹Department of Anthropology, Yale University, P. O. Box 208277, New Haven CT 06520-8277 USA gary.aronsen@yale.edu
²DPMIAC / AFPMB, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC 20307-5001 USA richard.robbins@osd.mil

Abstract

A single fully engorged nymphal tick of the genus Amblyomma was collected from the nostril ofa field researcher returning from Kibale National Park, Uganda. While unfed ticks have previouslybeen removed from human nostrils, this is the first time that a specimen so situated was permitted to feed to repletion and detach naturally.

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Gary P. Aronsen and Richard G. Robbins "An Instance of Tick Feeding to Repletion Inside a Human Nostril," Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 49(2), 245-248, (1 October 2008). https://doi.org/10.3374/0079-032X-49.2.245

Received: 30 August 2008; Accepted: 1 September 2008; Published: 1 October 2008

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