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A CASE OF TICK BITE
Author(s) -
Mate Okitaka,
Ohsumi Takeshi
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1974.tb01828.x
Subject(s) - ixodes persulcatus , tick , zoology , ixodes , biology , virology
A case of tick bite in a 4‐year‐old Japanese boy is reported. The parasite was identified as an adult female tick, Ixodes persulcatus Schulze, which is one of the most common ticks in Japan.