title: New foci of Haemaphysalis punctata and Dermacentor reticulatus in the Netherlands.
abstract: In 2014 Haemaphysalis punctata was found in several locations on the mainland of the Netherlands for the first time since 1897. In the same areas Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus were found. Haemaphysalis punctata and D. reticulatus were tested for presence of Babesia spp. and Rickettsia spp. by PCR. Babesia spp. and spotted fever Rickettsiae were not detected in any of the collected H. punctata, while several D. reticulatus (6%) collected from the same areas were found to be positive for R. raoultii, a causative agent of tick-borne lymphadenopathy. We discuss the role of free-ranging domestic animals in maintaining H. punctata and D. reticulatus populations in dune areas in the Netherlands.
authors.affiliation: Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: tim.hofmeester@wur.nl.
authors.forename: Tim R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Hofmeester
authors.affiliation: Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Pieter-Bas
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: van der Lei
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and Environment, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Arieke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Docters van Leeuwen
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and Environment, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sprong
authors.affiliation: Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sipke E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: van Wieren
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001403:Babesia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000469:parasitology; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000382:microbiology; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Babesia spp.; Dunes; Grazing; Livestock; Rickettsia raoultii