Systematic & Applied Acarology
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Systematic & Applied Acarology (2008) 13, 120–122.

First report of Ornithodoros spheniscus (Acari: Ixodoidea: Argasidae) from the Humboldt penguin in Chile

DANIEL GONZÁLEZ-ACUÑA1, LUCILA MORENO2 & ALBERTO A. GUGLIELMONE3

1 Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, Chile. E-mail: danigonz@udec.cl

2 Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago

3 Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, CC 22, CP 2300 Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Abstract

The argasid tick Ornithodoros spheniscus (Acari: Ixodidae) is reported from the Humboldt Penguin, Spheniscus humboldti, for the first time in Chile. An instance of human tick bite is also described, and the impact of O. spheniscus on human and avian health is discussed.

Key words: Ornithodoros spheniscus, Humboldt Penguin, Spheniscus humboldti, ticks, Chile

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Accepted by Richard G. Robbins: 23 May 2008
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