Detection and prevalence of <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>and <it>Rickettsia helvetica </it>in <it>Ixodes ricinus </it>ticks in seven study areas in Sweden

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tick-borne <it>Anaplasma phagocytophilum </it>and <it>Rickettsia </it>spp. are considered to be emerging human pathogens, but only limited data are available on their occurrence in Sweden. Two real-time PCR as...

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Main Authors: Falk Kerstin, Pettersson John, Jaenson Thomas G, Severinsson Kristofer, Nilsson Kenneth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/3/1/66