First case of human granulocytic anaplasmosis from Slovakia.
In order to evaluate the potential risks of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in Slovakia, blood and serum samples of hunters and foresters from the northern parth of Slovakia were tested. We present the first case of HGA from Slovakia confirmed by nested PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene fragment of A. phagocytophilum.
Novakova
Maria
M
Parasitological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovakia. majapeto1000@gmail.com
Vichova
Bronislava
B
Majlathova
Viktoria
V
Lesnakova
Anna
A
Pochybova
Monika
M
Petko
Branislav
B
D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D016468:Forestry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018154:Slovakia
D004269:DNA, Bacterial