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.

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