First detection of tick-borne "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" in Denmark 2011.

Autor: Fertner ME; Technical University of Denmark (DTU) National Veterinary Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark. memun@vet.dtu.dk, Mølbak L, Boye Pihl TP, Fomsgaard A, Bødker R
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin [Euro Surveill] 2012 Feb 23; Vol. 17 (8). Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Feb 23.
Abstrakt: This is the first reporting of the tick-borne zoonotic bacterium “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Denmark. A total of 2,625 Ixodes ricinus ticks from 58 locations in Denmark were collected and analysed for “Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis”. A nested PCR revealed the presence of the bacterium at three geographically separate locations, which indicates that it is widely established in ticks.
Databáze: MEDLINE