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Published on: February 4, 2018
First detection of tick-borne "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" in Denmark 2011
M E Fertner1, L Mølbak, T P Boye Pihl
1Technical University of Denmark (DTU) National Veterinary Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark. memun@vet.dtu.dk
Abstract:
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.
