title: Increased prevalence of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Castilla y León, Spain.
abstract: We report the increased prevalence recorded in recent years of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma marginatum marginatum ticks removed from human subjects in Castilla y León (NW, Spain). Additionally, a simultaneous infection with R. aeschlimannii and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in two H. marginatum marginatum ticks is reported for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Parasitología. Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, C/ Licenciado Méndez Nieto s/n,, 37007, Salamanca, Spain. pfsoto@usal.es
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández-Soto
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Díaz Martín
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez-Sánchez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Encinas-Grandes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013030:Spain