TY - JOUR

T1 - First detection of tick-borne "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" in Denmark 2011

A1 - Fertner,Mette Ely

A1 - Mølbak,Lars

A1 - Pihl,Thomas Peter Boye

A1 - Fomsgaard,Anders

A1 - Bødker,Rene

AU - Fertner,Mette Ely

AU - Mølbak,Lars

AU - Pihl,Thomas Peter Boye

AU - Fomsgaard,Anders

AU - Bødker,Rene

PB - Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20096

JO - Eurosurveillance (Online Edition)

JF - Eurosurveillance (Online Edition)

SN - 1560-7917

IS - 8

VL - 17

SP - 9

EP - 11

ER -