Norval, Gerrut ， Sharrad, Robert D. ， Ross, Kirstin E. ， Gardner, Michael G.
2021-03-01 TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES 2021 12(卷), 2(期), (null页)
The kangaroo soft tick, Ornithodoros gurneyi Warburton, 1926, is a poorly studied argasid of the more arid regions of Australia. Anecdotal accounts have stated that this tick species will bite humans, and yet bites have not been described. Herein we report on an instance of parasitism by a nymph of O. gurneyi on a human, and we provide a summary of confirmed instances of parasitism on humans by this tick based on museum specimens.