Journal article
First detection of tick-borne "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" in Denmark 2011
Division of Veterinary Diagnostics and Research, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark1
National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark2
Section for Veterinary Epidemiology and public sector consultancy, Division of Veterinary Diagnostics and Research, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark3
Microbial Ecology, Division of Veterinary Diagnostics and Research, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark4
Statens Serum Institut5
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.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2012 |
Pages: | 9-11 |
ISSN: | 1025496x and 15607917 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.2807/ese.17.08.20096-en |
ORCIDs: | Fertner, Mette Ely |