title: Human granulocytic anaplasmosis acquired in Connecticut, USA, diagnosed in Vienna, Austria, 2015.
abstract: Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an intracellular pathogen transmitted by hard ticks. We report a patient who had acquired the infection in Connecticut, USA, and was diagnosed in Vienna, Austria, using PCR methods. Imported HGA from the United States to Austria is a rare event.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: mateusz.markowicz@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Mateusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markowicz
authors.affiliation: Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Anna-Margarita
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schötta
authors.affiliation: Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Michiel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wijnveld
authors.affiliation: Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Gerold
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stanek
mesh_terms: D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D001317:Austria; D003237:Connecticut; D005260:Female; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014195:Travel
keywords: Anaplasma phagocytophilum; HGA; Human granulocytic anaplasmosis; PCR; Tick; Tick-borne disease