Anaplasma phagocytophilum–infected Ticks, Japan

Anaplasma phagocytophilum–infected Ticks, Japan

We report Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection of Ixodes persulcatus and I. ovatus ticks in Japan. Unique p44/msp2 paralogs (and/or 16S rRNA genes) were detected in tick tissues, salivary glands, and spleens of experimentally infected mice. These findings indicate the public health threat of anaplasm...

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Main Authors: Norio Ohashi, Megumi Inayoshi, Kayoko Kitamura, Fumihiko Kawamori, Daizoh Kawaguchi, Yuusaku Nishimura, Hirotaka Naitou, Midori Hiroi, Toshiyuki Masuzawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
anaplasmosis
Ixodes
Japan
p44 protein
16S ribosomal RNA
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/11/05-0407_article

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