title: First detection of tick-borne "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" in Denmark 2011.
abstract: This is the first reporting of the tick-borne zoonotic bacterium “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis” in Denmark. A total of 2,625 Ixodes ricinus ticks from 58 locations in Denmark were collected and analysed for “Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis”. A nested PCR revealed the presence of the bacterium at three geographically separate locations, which indicates that it is widely established in ticks.
authors.affiliation: Technical University of Denmark (DTU) National Veterinary Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark. memun@vet.dtu.dk
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fertner
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mølbak
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Boye Pihl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fomsgaard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bødker
mesh_terms: D000710:Anaplasmataceae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000711:Anaplasmataceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S