First Report of the Introduction of an Exotic Tick, Amblyomma coelebs (Acari: Ixodidae), Feeding on a Human Traveler Returning to the United States from Central America.
Molaei G, Karpathy S, Andreadis T. First Report of the Introduction of an Exotic Tick, Amblyomma coelebs (Acari: Ixodidae), Feeding on a Human Traveler Returning to the United States from Central America. Journal Of Parasitology 2019, 105: 571-575. PMID: 31393207, PMCID: PMC7053249, DOI: 10.1645/19-74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExotic ticksIntroduction of ticksIllegal animal tradeDisease-causing pathogensFever group rickettsiaeFirst-time introductionCentral AmericaNumber of pathogensCompanion animalsAmblyomma coelebsAnimal tradeVeterinary importancePet animalsPublic health riskNumerous pathogensTicksGroup rickettsiaeTime introductionHuman travelersSuch parasitesHabitat conditionsAmblyommaPathogensUnited StatesSouthern states