ABSTRACT This study presents the first report of multiple human bites by larvae of Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann in the U.S. An adult male working on a public park in Hackensack City (New Jersey) removed eight attached larvae from the arm, armpit, and back. The worker developed small erythematous pruritic lesions that self resolved in two weeks. No other symptoms were associated with the bite. The Asian longhorned tick is not considered an anthropophilic tick species. Still, the parthenogenetic population present in the eastern U.S can reach high numbers in small areas increasing the risk of tick bites to non-specific hosts, including humans. Public health practitioners should become familiar with the Asian longhorned tick, and vectorial competence studies should be carried out to determine the risk of tick-borne disease transmission to humans.

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亚洲长角蜱幼虫（Haemaphysalis longicornis）的多处瘙痒性蜱叮咬

摘要 本研究首次报道了美国长角血骺幼虫被人类多次叮咬。一名在哈肯萨克市（新泽西州）公共公园工作的成年男性从手臂、腋窝和背部取出了八只附着的幼虫。该工人出现小的红斑瘙痒性病变，两周后自行消退。没有其他症状与咬伤有关。亚洲长角蜱不被认为是亲人类的蜱种。尽管如此，美国东部存在的孤雌生殖种群可以在小范围内达到很高的数量，这增加了包括人类在内的非特定宿主被蜱叮咬的风险。公共卫生从业人员应熟悉亚洲长角蜱，并应进行媒介能力研究以确定蜱传疾病传播给人类的风险。