title: Ehrlichia infection in Italy.
abstract: Immunoglobulin M seroconversion to Ehrlichia chaffeensis was documented in U.S. citizens bitten by ticks in Sardinia. Seven cases of suspected ehrlichiosis in local residents were not confirmed by laboratory tests. In Alpine areas antibodies to E. phagocytophila were detected in persons at high risk, i.e., foresters (8.6%) and hunters (5.5%), and in controls (1.5%). Of 153 persons bitten by ticks, only one was Ehrlichia antibody-positive after 6 months.
authors.affiliation: 1st Rome University, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nuti
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Serafini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bassetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghionni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Russino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rombolà
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Macri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lillini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis / Q000276:immunology*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial