Traveler's encounter with nymphs in a hotel bed

This case illustrates skin lesions in a traveler staying in a hotel bed infested with tics. Although infestation of hotels with bedbugs belonging to the Cimex genus is a growing problem worldwide, tick infestation has never been reported before.

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Published in:	IDCases Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 24 - 25
Main Authors:	Sandlund, Johanna, Banaei, Niaz
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2014 Elsevier
Subjects:	Amblyomma Case Report Ticks Traveler Ticks Traveler Amblyomma
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Summary:	This case illustrates skin lesions in a traveler staying in a hotel bed infested with tics. Although infestation of hotels with bedbugs belonging to the Cimex genus is a growing problem worldwide, tick infestation has never been reported before.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	2214-2509 2214-2509
DOI:	10.1016/j.idcr.2014.03.002