Molecular evidence of coinfection of ticks with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent in Switzerland.
Adult Ixodes ricinus ticks were collected in Switzerland and tested for the presence of coinfection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent by real-time PCR. Of 100 ticks, 49% were positive for B. burgdorferi and 2% were positive for the HGE agent. The two HGE agent-positive ticks were also found to be positive for B. burgdorferi.
Leutenegger
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CM
Clinical Laboratory, Department of Internal Veterinary Medicine, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. cmleutenegger@ucdavis.edu
Pusterla
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Mislin
C N
CN
Weber
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Lutz
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D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D004269:DNA, Bacterial