First detection of Rickettsia helvetica in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Austria.
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.
Blaschitz
Marion
M
Division of Infection and Immunology, Department of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Narodoslavsky-Gföller
Melanie
M
Kanzler
Michaela
M
Walochnik
Julia
J
Stanek
Gerold
G
D000818:Animals; D001317:Austria; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*