title: Co-infection with 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis' and Borrelia afzelii in an Ixodes ricinus tick that has bitten a human in Romania.
abstract: Despite the vast importance of ticks as disease vectors, the infectious agents transmitted by ticks are still incompletely known in many areas. Here, we report for the first time the detection of the bacterium 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis' in Romania, in an Ixodes ricinus tick obtained from a human. Furthermore, the tick also had a co-infection with Borrelia afzelii. 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis' is one of the most recent discoveries of a tick-borne agent, and has been found in human patients in several European countries as well as in China.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab, Department of Biology, Ecology Building, Lund University, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden. Electronic address: martin.andersson@biol.lu.se.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.affiliation: Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab, Department of Biology, Ecology Building, Lund University, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Nadège
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zaghdoudi-Allan
authors.affiliation: Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health, Street Dr. Staicovici, No. 63, District 5, 050557 Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tamba
authors.affiliation: Postdoctoral School for Zootechnical Biodiversity and Food Biotechnology, Paumivet Cabinet, Snagov, Ilfov County, Romania.
authors.forename: Mircea
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stefanache
authors.affiliation: Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health, Street Dr. Staicovici, No. 63, District 5, 050557 Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chitimia
mesh_terms: D000710:Anaplasmataceae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D060085:Coinfection / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012383:Romania; D064927:Tick Bites / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology
keywords: Anaplasmataceae; Borrelia afzelii; Tick-borne disease; Zoonotic disease; ‘Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis’