title: Molecular evidence of coinfection of ticks with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent in Switzerland.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Laboratory, Department of Internal Veterinary Medicine, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. cmleutenegger@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Leutenegger
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pusterla
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Mislin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lutz
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial