On December 11, 2018, a single unengorged adult tick was found on the body surface of the trunk of an imported wild-caught Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) during a routine health check in an animal clinic in Tokyo, Japan. The tick was identified as Amblyomma geayi based on the morphological and molecular characteristics. This is the first case of the introduction of an Amblyomma species to Japan via an imported pet sloth. The present study highlights the current loopholes in Japan's regulatory system for animal imports.

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在日本首次出现了以奇异的tick Amblyomma geayi（Acari：Ixodidae）感染宠物懒惰的记录。

2018年12月11日，在日本东京的一家动物诊所进行例行健康检查时，在进口野生捕捞的Linnaeus的两趾树懒（Choloepus didactylus）的树干的体表上发现了一个未膨松的成年tick 。根据形态和分子特征，该tick被鉴定为盖氏A。这是引入的第一种情况下花蜱经由进口宠物懒惰物种日本。本研究强调了日本动物进口监管体系中的当前漏洞。