title: First detection of Rickettsia helvetica in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Austria.
abstract: A total of 853 Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from the nine federal states of Austria were examined by molecular methods for possible infections with Rickettsia spp. It was shown that roughly one-third of the ticks were infected with Rickettsia spp. Moreover, Rickettsia helvetica was detected in Austria for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infection and Immunology, Department of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blaschitz
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narodoslavsky-Gföller
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanzler
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walochnik
authors.forename: Gerold
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stanek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001317:Austria; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*