Acute labyrinthitis secondary to aural tick infestation.

Facial nerve paralysis due to intra-aural Hyalomma tick infestation.

We present the case of a 33 year-old man from a village of the north-eastern part of central Anatolia admitted to the otolaryngology department of Yeditepe University Hospital with right facial asymmetry and pain on the right ear. A tick of the genus Hyalomma was observed in the external auditory canal of the right ear and it was removed with fine cup forceps under otomicroscopy. We are of the ...

Isolated facial palsy due to intra-aural tick (ixodoidea) infestation

Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors for ovine tick infestation in two districts of Semnan area

BACKGROUND: Ticks are the most important vectors whichtransmit several arthropod-borne diseases such as theileriosis,babesiosis, and anaplasmosis. OBJECTIVES: An epidemiologicalstudy was conducted in Semnan area to determine thecurrent situation of tick infestation in sheep and assess theefficacy of usage of CIS-cypermethrin against tick infestationunder field condition. METHODES: Sampling was ...

One-Humped Camels (Camelus dromedaries) Hard Ticks Infestation in Qeshm Island, Iran

The economic importance of tick infestation on camels are important as they are important meat and milk producer animals in the less vegetation area of Iran and their health and production are greatly affected by the high tick infestation. In this investigation, tick infestations on camels (Camelus dromedarius) were determined in Qeshm Island, Iran. A total number of 912 adult ticks (472 males...

Massive tick (Ixodes holocyclus) infestation with delayed facial-nerve palsy.

NEUROMUSCULAR PARALYSIS and death up to four days after removal of ticks is well documented and apparently unique to Australian tick envenomation. 1-5 Generally, obvious symptoms and signs are present at the time of tick removal. In contrast, onset of local neurotoxicity many hours after tick removal has not, to my knowledge, been reported previously in the medical literature. A 48-year-old man...