title: Molecular detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) and its ticks.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Parasitology, Zoological Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany. jasmin.skuballa@kit.edu
authors.forename: Jasmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skuballa
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petney
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pfäffle
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taraschewski
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial