Infections with Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Cytokine Responses in 2 Persons Bitten by Ticks, Sweden

Infections with Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis and Cytokine Responses in 2 Persons Bitten by Ticks, Sweden

The prevalence of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis infection was determined in 102 persons bitten by ticks in Sweden. Two infected women had erythematous rashes; 1 was co-infected with a Borrelia sp., and the other showed seroconversion for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Both patients had increased le...

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Main Authors: Anna Grankvist, Lisa Labbé Sandelin, Jennie Andersson, Linda Fryland, Peter Wilhelmsson, Per-Eric Lindgren, Pia Forsberg, Christine Wennerås
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Anaplasmataceae
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis
bacteria
ticks
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/15-0060_article

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