An exotic souvenir on a German traveler returning from South Africa
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Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia
Mans, Ben J. (Barend Johannes)
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Springer
Abstract
The study reports the finding of a nymph attached to a German tourist during a holiday in South Africa. The nymph specimen was morphologically identified and confirmed by sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA and 12S rRNA genes. The nymph was identified as Rhipicephalus maculatus, a rare tick reported in humans. Screening using the pan-Rickettsia-PCR for infection gave a negative result.
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Human, Tick, South Africa (SA), Germany, SDG-03: Good health and well-being
Sustainable Development Goals
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Chitimia-Dobler, L., Mans, B.J. An exotic souvenir on a German traveler returning from South Africa. Parasitology Research 121, 1527–1531 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07480-0.