Introduction of the exotic tick Hyalomma truncatum on a human with travel to Ethiopia: A case report

Abstract

An Oregon resident returned from a photography trip to Ethiopia with a male Hyalomma truncatum tick attached to the skin on his lower back. The tick was identified morphologically and deposited in the U.S. National Tick Collection housed at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia. The public health importance of Hyalomma species of ticks and diagnostic dilemmas with identifying exotic ticks imported into the U.S. are discussed.Keywords: Vector-borne, Hyalomma, Exotic, Tick