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Extraction of Saliva, Haemolymph, Salivary Glands, and Midgut from Individual Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)
Published on: October 31, 2025
First detection of Rickettsia helvetica in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Austria
Marion Blaschitz1, Melanie Narodoslavsky-Gföller, Michaela Kanzler
1Division of Infection and Immunology, Department of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Abstract:
A total of 853 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from the nine federal states of Austria were examined by molecular methods for possible infections with Rickettsia spp. It was shown that roughly one-third of the ticks were infected with Rickettsia spp. Moreover, Rickettsia helvetica was detected in Austria for the first time.

