TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - Three instances of reptile ticks parasitising humans VL - 60 IS - 3 SP - 607 EP - 611 PY - 2020 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Norval, Gerrut AU - Sharrad, Robert D. AU - Gardner, Michael G. UR - https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20204389 DO - 10.24349/acarologia/20204389 DA - 2020-09-02 ET - 2020-09-02 KW - Amblyomma limbatum KW - Australia KW - Bothriocroton hydrosauri KW - human parasitism KW - reptile ticks AB - All ticks are haematophagous, and many exhibit some level of host specificity as adults, usually parasitizing only certain types of hosts. Amblyomma limbatum and Bothriocroton hydrosauri are generally accepted to be ectoparasites of reptiles. Herein, three instances of parasitism on humans by these ticks are reported. The observations confirm that these species will parasitize humans and provide new information about life stages and attachment sites. ER -