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SUBMITTER: Bermudez SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6542590 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bermúdez Sergio E SE Castillo Eduardo E Pohlenz Tyler D TD Kneubehl Alexander A Krishnavajhala Aparna A Domínguez Lillian L Suárez Antonio A López Job E JE
Ticks and tick-borne diseases 20170205 4
The presence of ticks inside human constructions was evaluated in two localities from Colon province (Charco La Piedra and Espinar) and one from Panama province (Ancon, City of Panama). In two of houses, eight people from Charco La Piedra and one from Ancón reported "insect bites," which produced blisters for several weeks. The investigation resulted in the collection of argasid ticks, which were identified by morphology and sequencing the 16s ribosomal RNA gene, and later evaluated for the pres ...[more]