Euro Surveill. First detection of tick-borne ?Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis? in Denmark 2011

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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]

Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 8, 23 February 2012

Rapid communications


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

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M E Fertner ()<SUP>1</SUP>, L M?lbak<SUP>1</SUP>, T P Boye Pihl<SUP>1</SUP>, A Fomsgaard<SUP>2</SUP>, R B?dker<SUP>1</SUP>

1. Technical University of Denmark (DTU) National Veterinary Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
2. Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Citation style for this article: Fertner ME, M?lbak L, Boye Pihl TP, Fomsgaard A, B?dker R. First detection of tick-borne ?Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis? in Denmark 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(8)ii=20096. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20096
Date of submission: 09 February 2012 <HR>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.
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