Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Ixodes ricinus, Bavaria, Germany

Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Ixodes ricinus, Bavaria, Germany

Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA was detected by real-time PCR, which targeted the msp2 gene, in 2.9% of questing Ixodes ricinus ticks (adults and nymphs; n = 2,862), collected systematically from selected locations in Bavaria, Germany, in 2006. Prevalence was significantly higher in urban public parks...

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Main Authors: Cornelia Silaghi, Jeremie Gilles, Michael Höhle, Volker Fingerle, Frank Thomas Just, Kurt Pfister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
prevalence
ticks
Ixodes ricinus
molecular epidemiology
Bavaria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/6/07-1095_article

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