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
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/6/07-1095_article
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author Cornelia Silaghi
Jeremie Gilles
Michael Höhle
Volker Fingerle
Frank Thomas Just
Kurt Pfister
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description 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 in Munich than in natural forests.
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spelling doaj.art-30c24e55b1f74ae7ade6d07e121b7a9b2022-12-21T17:26:27ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592008-06-0114697297410.3201/eid1406.071095Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Ixodes ricinus, Bavaria, GermanyCornelia SilaghiJeremie GillesMichael HöhleVolker FingerleFrank Thomas JustKurt PfisterAnaplasma 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 in Munich than in natural forests.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/6/07-1095_articleAnaplasma phagocytophilumprevalenceticksIxodes ricinusmolecular epidemiologyBavaria
spellingShingle Cornelia Silaghi
Jeremie Gilles
Michael Höhle
Volker Fingerle
Frank Thomas Just
Kurt Pfister
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Ixodes ricinus, Bavaria, Germany
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
prevalence
ticks
Ixodes ricinus
molecular epidemiology
Bavaria
title Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Ixodes ricinus, Bavaria, Germany
title_full Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Ixodes ricinus, Bavaria, Germany
title_fullStr Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Ixodes ricinus, Bavaria, Germany
title_full_unstemmed Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Ixodes ricinus, Bavaria, Germany
title_short Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection in Ixodes ricinus, Bavaria, Germany
title_sort anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in ixodes ricinus bavaria germany
topic Anaplasma phagocytophilum
prevalence
ticks
Ixodes ricinus
molecular epidemiology
Bavaria
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/6/07-1095_article
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