Molecular detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) and its ticks.
The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) is a common wild mammal in Central Europe that shares habitats with humans in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas. Thus, this species may play a role in human contact with zoonotic diseases. Here we report the presence of the pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum in hedgehogs and their ticks in Germany.
Skuballa
Jasmin
J
Department of Ecology and Parasitology, Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany. jasmin.skuballa@kit.edu
Petney
Trevor
T
Pfäffle
Miriam
M
Taraschewski
Horst
H
D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006364:Hedgehogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial